Srinagar, April 19 -- India has reported 2,73,810 new Covid-19 cases and 1,619 deaths in a new record high, taking the caseload to 1.5 crore and the fatality figures to 1.78 lakh so far.This is the fifth straight day that over 2 lakh cases were reported.

The 1619 new fatalities include 419 from Maharashtra, 167 from Delhi, 158 from Chhattisgarh, 120 from Uttar Pradesh, 97 from Gujarat, 80 from Karnataka, 66 from Madhya Pradesh, 62 from Punjab and 39 from Tamil Nadu.

These fresh fatalities also include 37 each from Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, 34 each from Bihar and West Bengal, 32 from Haryana, 30 from Jharkhand, 27 from Kerala, 15 each from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and 12 from Himachal Pradesh.

The ministry said a total of 1,77,150 ...