Amit shah admitted to New Delhi hospital

India's Home Minister Amit Shah was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi today, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

"Amit Shah has been complaining of fatigue and body aches for last three-four days. He has tested negative for Covid-19. He has been admitted to AIIMS for Covid care. He is comfortable and is continuing his work from hospital," AIIMS Media and Protocol Division head Aarti Vij said in a statement issued today.

The 55-year-old was discharged from a private hospital in Gurugram last week after testing negative for the virus.

Meanwhile, a single-day spike of 55,079 cases took India's total Covid-19 tally past the 27-lakh mark today, according to the health ministry data.

The total Covid-19 caseload now stands at 27,02,742 while the death toll went up to 51,797 with 876 people succumbing to the virus in the last 24 hours, the data said. The case fatality rate stands at 1.92 percent.