India sees record jump in daily coronavirus cases

A health worker takes a sample to test for Covid-19 during a door-to-door test drive in Gauhati, India (Anupam Nath/AP)

India has registered a record 78,761 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the worst single-day spike in the world.

The Health Ministry also reported 948 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking total fatalities to 63,498.