India reports over 600 Covid-19 cases after 117 days

A total of 618 new coronavirus cases were reported in a span of 24 hours while the death toll climbed to 5,30,789 with five deaths. While two deaths were reported by Karnataka, two were by Maharashtra and one by Uttarakhand, the data updated at 8am stated. The country had recorded 656 cases on November 18 last year.