New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload inched closer to 64 lakh-mark with 81,484 infections reported in a day Health Ministry data showed Friday. In a separate development, it said the number of COVID-19 recovered patients went past the 53-lakh mark. With the new recoveries the rate in India rose to 83.70 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said.
The total number of coronavirus cases in India mounted to 63,94,068. Meanwhile the death toll climbed to 99,773 with the infection claiming 1,095 lives in a span of 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry data updated at 8.00 Friday.
The total recoveries have surged to 53,52,078. There are 9,42,217 active cases of coronavirus infection in India which comprises 14.74 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated. The COVID-19 case fatality rate (CFR) was recorded at 1.56 per cent, it said.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark August 7, 30 lakh August 23 and 40 lakh September 5. It went past the 50 lakh-mark September 16 and crossed 60 lakh on September 28.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 7,67,17,728 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to October 1, with 10,97,947 samples being tested Thursday.