India's Covid-19 caseload went past86 lakh on Wednesday, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 80.13 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.79%, according to the Union Health Ministry's data.
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With 44,281 more people testing positive for coronavirus in a span of 24 hours, the infection tally mounted to 86,36, 011, while the death toll rose to 1,27,571 after 512 new fatalities were reported, the data updated at 8 am showed.
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The number of active cases dropped below five lakh.
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At present, there are 4,94,657 active cases in the country which comprise 5.73% of the total caseload, the data stated.
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The total recoveries have surged to 80,13,783, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.79%, while Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.48%.
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India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5.
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It went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11 and crossed 80 lakh on October 29.
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According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 12,07,69,151 samples have been tested so far with 11,53,294Â samples being tested on Tuesday.
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