Covid caseload in India breaches 89 lakh-mark
Millennium Post Delhi|November 19, 2020
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Covid caseload in India breaches 89 lakh-mark

NEW DELHI: India’s COVID19 caseload went past 89 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 per cent, according to the Union Health ministry data updated on Wednesday.

The total cases mounted to 89,12,907 with 38,617 infections being reported in a day while the death toll climbed to 1,30,993 with 474 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The number of active cases remained below 5 lakh for the eighth consecutive day. There are 4,46,805 active cases of Coronavirus infection in the country as on date which comprises 5.01 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

The total recoveries have surged to 83,35,109 pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.47 per cent. Daily recoveries have outpaced the new infections for over 1.5 months now.

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