The Union Health Ministry said the Covid-19 death toll has risen to 1,008, with a record jump of 71 in the last 24 hours, while the number of confirmed infections has climbed to 31,787 in the country with more than 1,800 cases getting detected since Tuesday evening. Corona continues to wreak havoc in Maharashtra as well, the number of sick in the state has reached close to 10,000. Watch 50 News.