As India continues to battle the Coronavirus Pandemic, 96,424 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally past 52 lakh. 1,174 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours from across the country. While the total tally stands at 5,214,677, active cases are 1,017,754 and the country’s death toll has gone up to 84,372. Close to half or 48.45% of the active cases of Covid-19 are concentrated in three states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.