The health ministry on Monday reported a single-day spike of 86,961 coronavirus cases in India, taking the country’s total caseload nearer to the 55 lakh-mark. The country’s total caseload now stands at 54,87,480.Of the total tally, 10,03,299 are active cases while 43,96,399 have recovered after getting infected earlier. India has one of the highest recovery rates in the world and now accounts for 19 per cent of all recoveries in the world.Meanwhile, fatalities due to the deadly virus have increased to 87,882 after 1,130 deaths in the last 24 hours. It may be noted that India has one of the lowest Covid-19 fatalities in the world at 1.6 per cent of total cases.

The health ministry on Monday reported a single-day spike of 86,961 coronavirus cases in India, taking the country’s total caseload nearer to the 55 lakh-mark. The country’s total caseload now stands at 54,87,480.Of the total tally, 10,03,299 are active cases while 43,96,399 have recovered after getting infected earlier. India has one of the highest recovery rates in the world and now accounts for 19 per cent of all recoveries in the world.Meanwhile, fatalities due to the deadly virus have increased to 87,882 after 1,130 deaths in the last 24 hours. It may be noted that India has one of the lowest Covid-19 fatalities in the world at 1.6 per cent of total cases.