India sees over 17,000 new cases in 24 hours, death toll crosses 15,000-mark

Highest single-day spike of 17,296 new Covid-19 positive cases in India in the last 24 hours on Friday pushed country's coronavirus tally to 4,90,401. According to the latest data by the Union Health Ministry, the total cases include 1,89,463 active cases, while 2,85,637 have recovered. The death toll has, meanwhile, climbed to 15,301.