COVID tally crosses 61-lakh mark, recovery rate boosts to 83%

Sep 29, 2020

New Delhi, Sep 29 (ANI): With continuous rise in COVID-19 cases, India crossed 61-lakh mark on Sep 29. Spike of 70,589 new cases and 776 deaths reported in last 24 hours. COVID-19 tally stands at 61,45,292 including 9,47,576 active cases, 51,01,398 cured/discharged/migrated and 96,318 deaths. According to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 7,31,10,041 COVID samples tested up to 28th September. Of these, 11,42,811 samples were tested on September 28. According to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), India has witnessed close to 100% increase in recoveries in the past month. More than 83% of total cases (exceeding 50 lakhs) recovered and discharged. The active cases (lower than 10 lakhs) are a small proportion (less than 1/5th) of total cases.