India's Covid-19 infection tally crossed 55 lakh on Tuesday, while a record 1,01,468 patients recovered in a day
New Delhi: India's Covid-19 infection tally crossed 55 lakh on Tuesday, while a record 1,01,468 patients recovered in a day, taking their number to 44,97,867 and pushing the recovery rate to 80.86 per cent.
The coronavirus caseload in the country surged to 55,62,663, with 75,083 new infections being reported in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll climbed to 88,935 as the virus claimed 1,053 more lives during the same period.
The Covid-19 case fatality rate was recorded at 1.60 per cent.
There are 9,75,861 active cases of the coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 17.54 per cent of the total caseload.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 40-lakh mark on September 5, and it went past 50 lakh on September 16.