India's Covid-19 cases near 80 lakh-mark

With 43,893 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, India's total caseload inched closer to 80 lakh-mark with 72,59,509 recovering and 1,20,010 deaths.

A total of 508 case fatalities have been reported in a span of 24 hours in the country. Of these, nearly 79 per cent are concentrated in 10 states and UTs, it said.

Maharashtra has contributed the maximum to the latest fatalities with 115 deaths.