New Delhi: With 75,083 new infections, India’s Coronavirus cases crossed 55-lakh mark today.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, the total Covid-19 caseload now stands at 55,62,663. The death toll has climbed to 88,935 as the virus claimed 1,053 more lives during the same period, the data updated at 8 am said.
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 data showed.
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 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 30 lakh on 23 August, 40 lakh on 5 September, and it went past 50 lakh on 16 September.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a cumulative total of 6,53,25,779 samples have been tested up to 21 September, with 9,33,185 samples being tested on Monday.