New Delhi: With 64,553 fresh Coronavirus cases being reported in the last 24-hours, India crossed the 24-lakh mark, thus taking the total tally to 24,61,190.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, the death toll climbed to 48,040 with 1,007 people succumbing to the disease.
As many as 17,51,555 people defeating the disease, the recovery rate has surged to 71.17 per cent. The fatality rate has declined to 1.95 per cent.
There are more than 6.60 lakh active cases, which is 26.88 per cent of the total cases.
India had crossed the 20 lakh mark on 7 August. According to ICMR, more than 2.76 crore samples have been tested, with 8,48,728 being tested on Thursday, the highest in a day.