India's COVID-19 tally sprinted past 67 lakh with 72,049 fresh cases in a span of 24 hours, while over 57 lakh people have recovered from the disease so far, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Wednesday.
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The total coronavirus cases rose to 67,57,132 with 72,049 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll reached 1,04,555 after 986 people succumbed to the disease in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
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The total recoveries surged to 57,44,694 in the country, pushing the nation's recovery rate to 85.02%.
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The COVID-19 case fatality rate was recorded at 1.55%.
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There are 9,07,883 active cases in the country which comprise 13.44% of the total caseload, the data stated.
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According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 8,22,71,654 samples have been tested up to October 7 with 11,99,857 samples being tested on Tuesday.
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