COVID-19: 72,049 new cases take India’s virus tally to 67,57,131
PTI, Oct 7, 2020, 9:59 AM IST
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 67.57 lakh with 72,049 new cases in a day, while 57,44,693 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 85.02 per cent on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 67,57,131, while the death toll climbed to 1,04,555 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 986 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.55 per cent.
There are 907883 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 13.44 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 8,22,71,654 samples have been tested up to October 6 with 11,99,857 samples being tested on Tuesday.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
India trashes Canada’s allegations against Amit Shah as ‘absurd and baseless’
Kejriwal promises to waive inflated water, electricity bills if AAP returns to power in Delhi
Jaishankar to visit Australia, Singapore from Nov 3-8
Kodakara black money case: BJP should change party symbol to sack, says CPI(M)
Congress calls for probe over BJP’s ‘use of blackmail’ to bring Ajit Pawar into NDA fold
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
CM Siddaramaiah promises efforts to include Kannada label on products made in Karnataka
“Chinnara Banna-2024” held successfully in Bantwal
Kharge getting personal on PM’s political observations on Karnataka surprising: BJP MP
India trashes Canada’s allegations against Amit Shah as ‘absurd and baseless’
K’taka CM Siddaramaiah orders withdrawal of notices to farmers over Waqf land disputes
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.