India currently has 74,32,681 coronavirus cases and 1,12,998 deaths , according to the data released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday (October 17).

Among the total confirmed cases, there are 7,95,087 active cases and 65,24,596 were cured.
India has one of the lowest coronavirus deaths per million population in the world, as the country registered less than 1,000 fatalities daily since October 4, the Union Health Ministry said.

However Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said upcoming months are going to be crucial to combat COVID-19 in India, because of the winter and festival season.

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday deputed high level Central teams to Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. These States have been reporting a surge in the number of new Covid cases in the recent days.

The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 39,565,948. While 29,648,915 have recovered, 1,108,617 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 8,288,278 cases. It is followed by India, which has 7,430,635 cases, Brazil (5,201,570) and Russia (1,369,313).

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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.

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The Centre's focussed, calibrated & effective strategies have manifested in high level of Recovery Rate (77.88%),& a sustained low Fatality Rate(1.65%).

There are some States/UTs reporting even better Recovery & Case Fatality Rates than the national average. pic.twitter.com/XYNevUaSXk

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) September 14, 2020

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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As many as 648 fatalities were reported which increased the death toll to 28,732.

There are 4,11,133 active cases of the coronavirus infection currently in the country.

Maharashtra remains the worst affected state with 3,27,031 cases and 12,276 deaths. The second worst-hit state, Tamil Nadu has reported 1,80,643 covid-19 cases

Thirty states and Union Territories have COVID-19 positivity rate lower than that of the national average which stands at 8.07 percent, the Center said.

The Center said that its ultimate aim was to maintain the aggressive testing and bring down the positivity rate to below 5 percent.

As per the information provided by the Indian Council of Medical Research, the total number of samples tested upto July 21 is 1,47,24,546 including 3,43,243 samples that were tested on July 21.

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