Covid-19: Over 78k cases in 24 hours in India; death toll above 64k
The novel coronavirus tally in India crossed 36 lakh on Monday with 78,512 new cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 27,74,801
Covid-19
New Delhi: The novel coronavirus tally in India crossed 36 lakh on Monday with 78,512 new cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 27,74,801, pushing the recovery rate to 76.62 per cent.
The death toll climbed to 64,469 with 971 more people succumbing to the infection in a span of 24 hours.
There are 7,81,975 active cases of the coronavirus disease in the country, while 27,74,801 people have recovered. The total coronavirus cases rose to 36,21,245, it said.
The last five lakh recoveries have been recorded in only eight days.