Bhubaneswar, July 9 -- New Delhi: India recorded the highest single-day spike of over 24,879 new coronavirus cases and 487 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 7,67,296 with 21,129 deaths, Health Ministry's data revealed on Thursday.

According to the data, out of total 7,67,296 cases, 4,76,377 have recovered while 2,69,789 remain active in the country. With more COVID-19 patients recovering, the gap between the number of recovered cases and active cases has increased by two lakh.

With the highest single-day spike of 24879 new #COVID19 cases, India's Coronavirus tally surges to 767296.

In the last 24 hours, new 487 deaths take the country's toll to 21129. Active cases rise to 269789 while recoveries remain at 476378 ...