As per the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India on January 03 reported a single-day spike of 18,177 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. 217 deaths in the same period pushed the Covid-19 toll in the country to 1,49,435. India’s confirmed cases of coronavirus stand at 1,03,23,965 which include 2,47,220 active infections. More than 99,27,310 people have recovered from the virus with 20,923 new discharges in the last 24 hours. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 9,58,125 samples were tested on January 03. Cumulative samples tested for Covid-19 till January 03 are 17,48,99,783.