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COVID-19 : India breaches 48-lakh mark

With a spike of 92,017 new cases in 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count breached the 48-lakh mark on Monday, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

With this latest spike, the coronavirus cases across the country stand at 48,46,428. As per Health Ministry, there are 9,86,598 active cases while 37,80,108 patients have been cured/ discharged.

The country’s recovery rate now stands at 77.99 percent.

The country in the last 24 hours reported 1,136 deaths due to the coronavirus taking the overall toll to 79,722.

As per the Ministry, Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected State from the infection with 2,80,138 active cases while 29,115 patients have succumbed to the virus in the State. Andhra Pradesh comes second with 95,733 active cases and 4,846 deaths.

A recent study found that coronavirus genomes in India have 5.39 per cent mutation similarity with 72 nations. The study was done by a group of researchers trying to identify the genetic variability and potential molecular targets in the virus and humans to find the best possible ways for combating COVID-19.

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