Covid-19: India’s tally cross 9 lakh-mark; death toll nears 24k
With 28,498 fresh cases recorded in a day, India's Covid-19 tally crosses nine lakh on Tuesday, just three days after it crossed
New Delhi: With 28,498 fresh cases recorded in a day, India's Covid-19 tally crosses nine lakh on Tuesday, just three days after it crossed the eight-lakh mark.
The total coronavirus caseload in the country surged to 9,06,752 and the death toll mounted to 23,727 with 553 people succumbing to the disease in 24 hours.
Around 63.02 per cent of patients have recovered so far. The number of cases is increasing by more than 26,000 for the fifth consecutive day.
Of the 553 deaths reported in 24 hours, 193 are from Maharashtra, 73 from Karnataka, 66 from Tamil Nadu, 40 from Delhi, 37 from Andhra Pradesh, 24 from West Bengal, 21 from Uttar Pradesh, 17 from Bihar, 15 from Rajasthan, 10 each from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.