Over 62k cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours for the 1st time in India; tally crosses 20-lakh mark
Registering over 60,000 cases in 24 hours for the first time, India's Covid-19 tally went past 20 lakh on Friday
New Delhi: Registering over 60,000 cases in 24 hours for the first time, India's Covid-19 tally went past 20 lakh on Friday, while the number of recoveries surged to 13.78 lakh.
The Covid-19 tally had crossed 19-lakh mark just two days back.
This was the ninth day in a row that the Covid-19 tally increased by more than 50,000.
According to the health ministry data, 62,538 cases were added in a day taking the total coronavirus caseload to 20,27,074.
The death-toll climbed to 41,585 with 886 people succumbing to the infection in 24 hours.
At the same time, the number of patients who had recovered from the disease surged to 13,78,105 on Friday taking the recovery rate to 67.98 per cent. There are 6,07,384 active coronavirus cases in the country presently.