India's Covid-19 caseload went past 66 lakh, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 55,86,703

New Delhi: India's Covid-19 caseload went past 66 lakh, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 55,86,703, pushing the recovery rate to 84.34 per cent.

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The total coronavirus cases mounted to 66,23,815 with 74,442 people testing positive for the infection in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,02,685 with the virus claiming 903 lives in a span of 24 hours.

There are 9,34,427 active cases of the coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 14.11 per cent of the total caseload, as per the data.

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India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 50-lakh mark on September 16 and crossed 60 lakh on September 28.

The total 1,02,685 deaths reported so far in the country includes 38,084 from Maharashtra followed by 9,784 from Tamil Nadu, 9,286 from Karnataka, 6,029 from Uttar Pradesh, 5,981 from Andhra Pradesh, 5,510 from Delhi, 5,194 from West Bengal, 3,603 from Punjab and 3,496 from Gujarat.