Total COVID19 positive cases stand at 16,38,871 including 5,45,318 active cases, 10,57,805 cured/discharged/migrated and 35,747 deaths, the health ministry said.
New Delhi: India reported a new record to raise this morning in coronavirus cases with more than 55,000 fresh infections registered in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said, adding that over 6.42 lakh samples were tested on Thursday which is the highest single-day figure so far.
The country’s COVID tally has crossed 16 lakh cases after the latest spike, just three days after crossing the 15 lakh mark. More than 10.58 lakh patients have recovered; the recovery rate stood at 64.54 percent this morning. With 779 new deaths in 24 hours, the health ministry put total fatalities at 35,747, giving India the world’s fifth-highest death count behind the United States, Brazil, Britain, and Mexico. This is the second consecutive day that more than 50,000 new cases have been reported in 24 hours.