India records biggest daily rise in covid cases with 1.26 lakh new infections, 685 deaths coastaldigest.com news network April 8, 2021 New Delhi, Apr 8: The number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic with over 1.26 lakh new infections being reported in a span of 24 hours, pushing the nationwide Covid-19 tally to 1,29,28,574, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The single-day rise in coronavirus cases breached the 1-lakh mark for the third time in four days. Meanwhile, the death toll increased to 1,66,862 with 685 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.