With a single-day spike of 61,408 infections, India’s COVID-19 tally breached the 31-lakh mark, a day after it crossed 30 lakh, while recoveries surged to 23,38,035 pushing the recovery rate to over 75 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data.
IMAGE: Kolkata Municipal Corporation health workers prepare before collecting swab samples of residents for COVID-19 test at a residential society in Kolkata. Photograph: Ashok Bhaumik/PTI Photo
India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 31,06,348, while the death toll climbed to 57,542 with 836 fatalities being reported in a span of 24-hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.85 per cent while the recovery rate has risen to 75.27 per cent.
IMAGE: A health worker in personal protective equipment collects a swab sample from a girl for the COVID 19 test in New Delhi. Photograph: ANI Photo
There are 7,10,771 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 22.88 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7.
IMAGE: A health worker wearing PPE kit checks the blood pressure of a Covid patient at CWG covid care centre in New Delhi. Photograph: ANI Photo
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 3,59,02,137 samples have been tested up to August 23 with 6,09,917 samples being tested on Sunday.