New Delhi: In a major relief, the daily cases of Coronavirus has dopped below 40,000 in the last 24 hours.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, India’s Covid-19 caseload mounted to 79,46,429, with 36,470 new infections being reported in a day.
The death toll due to the disease climbed to 1,19,502 with 488 new fatalities being recorded, the data updated at 8 am showed
A total of 72,01,070 people have recuperated from Covid-19 so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 90.62 per cent while the case fatality rate stands at 1.50 per cent.
The number of active cases of Coronavirus infection has remained below 7 lakh for five days in a row
There are 6,25,857 active cases of Coronavirus infection in the country as on date which comprises 7.88 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, the 30-lakh mark on 23 August and 40 lakh cases on 5 September. It went past 50 lakh on 16 September, 60 lakh cases on 28 September and crossed 70 lakh on 11 October.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 10,44,20,894 samples have been tested up to 24 October with 9,58,116 samples being tested on Monday.