Covid-19: Tally crosses 75-lakh mark in India; death toll above 1.14 lakh
The number of new coronavirus infections reported daily in India dropped below 60,000 for the second time this month
New Delhi: The number of new coronavirus infections reported daily in India dropped below 60,000 for the second time this month, while the number of new fatalities registered across the country dipped below 600 almost after three months.
The total cases mounted to 75,50,273 with 55,722 infections being reported in a day. The death toll climbed to 1,14,610 with 579 fatalities being registered in a span of 24 hours.
On October 13, India had last registered daily cases below 60,000.
The active cases of coronavirus infection remained below 8 lakh for the third consecutive day.
There are 7,72,055 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 10.23 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.