India reported 168,912 new COVID-19 cases and 904 deaths in the last 24 hours, the country's health ministry said on Monday, marking the biggest single day increase since the outbreak of the pandemic. 

The daily surge has taken India's overall tally reached 13.53 million, surpassing Brazil's 13.45 million cases and making it the second-most affected country globally, only after the U.S. with 31.2 million cases. 

The death toll in India stands at 170,179, official data showed.