India records biggest daily COVID spike with over 1 lakh cases India records biggest daily COVID spike with over 1 lakh cases Last Updated: Mon, Apr 5th, 2021, 15:25:17hrs New Delhi: Hitting a grim milestone, India recorded over 1 lakh COVID-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, the highest single daily spike in infections since the pandemic started last year. With this, India has become the third country after the US and Brazil to register a six-figure addition in COVID-19 cases in a single day. On January 8, the United States surpassed 300,000 daily coronavirus cases, reported the Washington Post. On March 25, Brazil recorded 100,158 new coronavirus cases and 2,777 new deaths, the country's Health Ministry said.