NEW DELHI: The number of Coronavirus cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000 after over three months while the new fatalities registered during the same period remained under 500 for the second consecutive day, according to the Union Health ministry data updated on Tuesday.
India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 79,46,429, with 36,470 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,19,502 with 488 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
A total of 72,01,070 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 90.62 per cent while the case fatality rate stands at 1.50 per cent. The number of active cases of Coronavirus infection has remained below 7 lakh for five days in a row.
There are 6,25,857 active cases of Coronavirus infection in the country as of date, which comprises 7.88 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, and 40 lakh on September 5. It went past 50 lakh on September 16, the 60-lakh mark on September 28 and crossed 70 lakh on October 11.
This story is from the October 28 2020 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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