With a fresh spike of 49,881 COVID-19 infections and 517 deaths in 24 hours, India’s tally crossed 80 lakh-mark with the total number of cases at 80,40,203, the Union Ministry of Health stated on Thursday.

Out of the total cases, 6,03,687 are currently active, 73,15,989 have been discharged, while 1,20,527 succumbed to the pandemic. On October 26, the single-day deaths were 480, lowest in recent times.