Coronavirus: Over 46,000 new cases push COVID-19 tally to 90.5 lakh

First Published Nov 21, 2020, 11:50 AM IST

India's total cases rise to 90,50,598 with 46,232 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours. While the death toll mounts to 1,32,726 with 564 new deaths.

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 90.50 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 84.78 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67%, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday.
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The total coronavirus cases mounted to 90,50,597 with 46,232 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,32,726 with 564 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
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The number of active cases remained below five lakh for the eleventh consecutive day.
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There are 4,39,747 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country as on date, which comprises 4.86% of the total caseload, as per the data.
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The total recoveries have surged to 84,78,124 pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67%, while the Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.47%.
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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 ICMR, over 13.06 crore samples have been tested till November 20 with 10,66,022 samples being tested on Friday.
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