Covid-19: Tally went past 71-lakh mark in India; death toll above 1.09 lakh
India's Covid-19 tally went past 71 lakh with 66,732 fresh cases, while the number of people who have recovered crossed 61 lakh, pushing
New Delhi: India's Covid-19 tally went past 71 lakh with 66,732 fresh cases, while the number of people who have recovered crossed 61 lakh, pushing the recovery rate to 86.36 per cent.
The Covid-19 caseload stands at 71,20,538. The death toll climbed to 1,09,150 with the virus claiming 816 lives in a day.
For the fourth day in a row, the number of active Covid-19 cases remained below 9 lakh.
There are 8,61,853 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which account for 12.10 per cent of the total caseload, as per the data.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 50-lakh mark on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28 and crossed 70 lakh on October 11.