A total of 96,318 people have died in India from coronavirus so far. (File)
New Delhi:
India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 61 lakh mark with 70,589 new coronavirus cases and 776 deaths reported on Tuesday, according to data from the Ministry of Health. For the first time in 28 days, coronavirus deaths during the one-day period fell below 1,000, according to government data.
So far, 96,318 people have died from the disease. The country now has a total of 61.45 lakh coronavirus cases, including 96,318 deaths, 51 lakh recoveries and 9.47 active lakh cases.
India’s COVID-19 recoveries topped 51 lakh, the highest in the world, and the last 10 lakh recoveries were in 11 days, the Union Health Ministry said, sharing the “big picture” of the country’s fight against the novel coronavirus.
As the coronavirus count in India stands at 61.45 lakh, which is 12 lakh lower than the Covid number in the United States – the highest in the world – the new cases reported in India every day are of concern. The number remained the highest in the world since August.
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India has highest Covid recovery rates in the world: Ministry of Health
The number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country has crossed 51 lakh, the health ministry said. “It is the highest in the world. India took 57 days for one lakh recoveries to become 10 lakh. However, the last 10 lakh recoveries were recorded in just 11 days. This is a significant fact. C ‘is the big picture, “Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.
