Five southern states add over two-thirds of daily new cases now

India added more than 414,188 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday. Of them, more than two-thirds were recorded in five southern states alone -- Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.

India added more than 414,188 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday. Of them, more than two-thirds were recorded in five southern states alone -- Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. And among these five states, Karnataka alone recorded 49,058 daily new cases, the health ministry data showed.