About 31 lakh patients have recovered from infection in the country (file)
New Delhi:
A one-day record high of 86,432 cases pushed India’s coronavirus count past the 40 lakh mark, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. India is now the third country after the United States and Brazil to record 40 lakh cases. The country’s workload went from 30 lakh to 40 lakh in just 13 days, faster than the United States and Brazil.
The total number of cases, at 40,23,179, is around 70,000 cases behind Brazil, the second-most affected country in the world after the United States. India witnessed 1,089 Covid-related deaths during the 24-hour period, bringing the total number of deaths to 69,561. About 31 lakh patients have recovered from the infection in the country, bringing the cure rate at 77.2%.
