Coronavirus: India is the second most affected country in the world by the pandemic after the United States. (File)
New Delhi:
The number of COVID-19 cases in India rose to 67.57 lakh with 72,049 new cases in one day, while 57.44,693 people have recovered so far, pushing the national cure rate to 85, 02%, according to data from the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday morning.
The total number of coronavirus cases rose to 67,57,131, while the death toll climbed to 1.04,555 with the coronavirus killing 986 lives in the past 24 hours in the country, updated data showed at 8 in the morning. The death rate for COVID-19 cases has fallen further to 1.55%.
There are 9.07,883 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, representing 13.44% of the total number of cases, according to the data.
