Centre says 'encouraging' results as states step up Covid surveillance

With a record spike of nearly 20,000 cases in a day, India's Covid-19 tally mounted to 5,28,859 on Sunday and the death toll rose to 16,095. The Centre, however, noted that recoveries exceeded active Covid cases by over one lakh, stressing that "proactive steps" taken by it along with the states and Union territories are showing "encouraging results".