Covid cases in India rose by 26,500 on Thursday, setting daily record. The govt continues to maintain there is no community spread yet, although some localised outbreaks have been observed. Stay with TOI for live updates.

The country’s overall caseload rose to just under 8 lakh, with more than 7.94 lakh cases reported till Thursday, while 21,578 people had so far succumbed to the virus, as per data collated from state governments. In all 26,550 fresh cases were recorded. Bengaluru on Thursday reported more fresh cases in 24 hours than Mumbai and Chennai. Bengaluru reported 1,373 fresh cases, while Mumbai had 1,268 and Chennai 1,216.