Coronavirus in India live updates: Karnataka records 23,558 fresh Covid-19 cases, highest single-day spike

India reported over 2.94 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, the second highest daily case count ever recorded by any country, even as the day's death toll crossed 2,000 for the first time since the pandemic's outbreak. At 2,94,291, Tuesday’s national case count was nearly three times higher than the peak of 98,795 daily infections recorded during the first wave on September 17.