INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
75,083 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to federal health data released on Tuesday, the lowest daily tally
in almost a month.There were 1,053 deaths over the same period
There have been 5.5 million cases in total in the country, second only behind the United States.India's coronavirus case tally surged to
55,62,664 as it added 75,083 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday.The country has posted the
lowest single-day caseload in a month
It, however, lags behind only the United States, which has 6.7 million cases in terms of total infections.A total of 1,053 people died of
Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said, taking mortalities to 88,935.In India, 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 Union health ministry data showed.The Covid-19
case fatality rate was recorded at 1.60 per cent.There are 9,75,861 active cases of the coronavirus infection in the country which comprises
17.54 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
