Covid-19: Tally went past 77-lakh mark in India, death toll above 1.16 lakh
The number of coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday
New Delhi: The number of coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday as India's caseload went past 77 lakh, while recoveries have crossed 68 lakh.
The Covid-19 caseload mounted to 77,06,946 with 55,839 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,16,616 with 702 more fatalities.
A total of 68,74,518 people have recovered from the disease so far pushing the national recovery rate to 89.20 per cent, while the case fatality rate stood at 1.51 per cent.
The active cases of coronavirus infection remained below eight lakh for the sixth consecutive day.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 60-lakh mark on September 28 and crossed 70 lakh on October 11.