Covid-19: Over 1,100 deaths reported in 24 hours in India; tally nears 43-lakh mark
India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 42,80,422 on Tuesday with 75,809 instances of the viral infection recorded in the last 24 hours
New Delhi: India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 42,80,422 on Tuesday with 75,809 instances of the viral infection recorded in the last 24 hours, while a record 1,133 fatalities took the death toll to 72,775.
During the same period, the number of recoveries surged to 33,23,950 pushing the recovery rate to 77.65 per cent.
The Covid-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection stands at 1.7 per cent.
According to the data, there are 8,83,697 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 20.65 per cent of the total caseload.
India's tally of coronavirus infection crossed the 40-lakh mark on September 5.