India's Covid-19 caseload raced past 57 lakh, while over 46 lakh people have recovered from the disease
New Delhi: India's Covid-19 caseload raced past 57 lakh, while over 46 lakh people have recovered from the disease pushing the national recovery rate to 81.55 per cent.
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 57,32,518 with 86,508 people testing positive in a day while the death toll climbed to 91,149 with 1,129 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours.
The total recoveries surged to 46,74,987 in the country so far.
The Covid-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.59 per cent.
There are 9,66,382 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 16.86 per cent of the total caseload, as per the data.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 40-lakh mark on September 5 and it went past 50 lakh on September 16.