New Delhi: For the first time, India recorded its highest single-day Coronavirus cases – 62,538 in the last 24-hours, thus taking the total tally to 20,27,074.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, the death-toll climbed to 41,585 with 886 people succumbing to the infection.
The number of patients who recuperated from the disease surged to 13,78,105 today taking the recovery rate to 67.98 per cent. There are 6,07,384 active coronavirus cases in the country presently.
It took 110 days for COVID-19 cases in the country to reach one lakh and 59 days more to cross the 10-lakh mark. Thereafter it took just 21 days more to go past 20 lakh.
This was the ninth day in a row that the COVID-19 tally increased by more than 50,000.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative 2,27,88,393 samples have been tested for coronavirus infection up to 6 August with 6,39,042 being tested on Thursday.