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COVID-19 Cases in India Cross 70 Lakh Mark

by Colleen Fleiss on Oct 11 2020 10:43 PM

In India, with a single day spike of 74,383 new cases, including 918 deaths, the country crossed the 70-lakh-mark with a total of 70,53,806 so far.

COVID-19 Cases in India Cross 70 Lakh Mark
In India, with a single day spike of 74,383 new cases, including 918 deaths, the country crossed the 70-lakh-mark with a total of 70,53,806 so far. Out of these, 8,67,496 are active cases; 60,77,976 cured/discharged/migrated cases and 1,08,334 succumbed to the pandemic, said the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
While the active cases increased at 12.30 per cent, the recovery rate is at 86.17 and the fatality rate is 1.54%.

According to the data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India conducted 10,78,544 sample tests in a single day on Saturday, taking the total number of samples tested so far to 8,68,77,242.

Source-IANS


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