India records 3,48,421 new COVID cases, 4205 deaths in 24 hours

India on Wednesday registered 3,48,421 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the country to 2,33,40,938 since the pandemic broke out in January last year. With 4,205 deaths, the toll climbed to 2,54,197. This is the highest single-day rise in toll so far since the outbreak of the pandemic. There are 37,04,099 active cases and 1,93,82,642 patients have recovered so far.