COVID-19: Fresh 62,064 new cases reported in India in the last 24 hours

With 62,064 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the total caseload in India now has risen to 22,15,075. The total number of active cases stand at 6,34,945, while 15,35,744 patients have already been discharged, data from the Union Health Ministry showed.

As many as 1007 deaths were reported, taking the causalities to 44,386. For the last four days, now Covid-19 cases have in India has risen by over 60,000.

India has been reporting more novel coronavirus infections than any other countries in the world.
A record number of over 7lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted in a single day, the Health Ministry said.

Globally, over 19.5 million cases of coronavirus and 7.25 lakh deaths have been reported. Australia had its deadliest day in the coronavirus pandemic, with 19 fatalities in the state of Victoria. Texas reported its positive-test rate rose to a record as the U.S. passed 5 million Covid-19 infections, having added 1 million cases in barely more than two weeks.