India’s covid crisis worsens with record 2.73 lakh single-day cases, 1,619 deaths coastaldigest.com news network April 19, 2021 New Delhi, Apr 19: A record single-day rise of 2,73,810 coronavirus infections has taken India's total tally of Covid-19 cases to 1,50,61,919, while active cases have surpassed the 19-lakh mark, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. This is the fifth straight day that India recorded more than 2 lakh cases. The death toll increased to 1,78,769 with a record 1,619 new fatalities, the data updated at 9 am showed. Registering a steady increase for the 40th day in a row, the active cases stand at 19,29,329, comprising 12.18 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has dropped to 86.62 per cent, the ministry said.