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Covid-19: Below 60,000 cases for third consecutive day in India; death toll nears 1.16 lakh
Published : Oct 21, 2020, 10:24 am IST
Updated : Oct 21, 2020, 10:24 am IST
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The number of new coronavirus infections reported in India in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the third consecutive day

New Delhi: The number of new coronavirus infections reported in India in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the third consecutive day, taking India's Covid-19 caseload to 76,51,107.

A total of 54,044 fresh infections were reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,15,914 with 717 fatalities being registered in a span of 24 hours.

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A total of 67,95,103 people have recovered from the disease so far pushing the national recovery rate to 88.81 per cent while the case fatality rate due to Covid-19 has dropped to 1.51 per cent.

The active cases of coronavirus infection remained below 8 lakh for the fifth consecutive day.

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There are 7,40,090 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 9.67 per cent of the total caseload, as per the data.

India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 60-lakh mark on September 28 and crossed 70 lakh on October 11.

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