Covid-19 tally surpassed 24 lakh on Friday after 64,553 more people tested positive and the recoveries rose to over 17 lakh in India. The death toll, meanwhile, climbed to 48,040, the health ministry data showed. After seeing an uptick in the coronavirus cases for a few days, Delhi on Thursday registered 965 Covid cases, raising the infection tally to over 1.49 lakh in the city.