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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779 deaths due to the deadly virus take the total toll to 35,747.

With this latest spike, the total cases in the country stand at 16,38,871. Among these cases 5,45,318 are active. A total of 10,57,806 patients have cured.

As per the Health Ministry, Maharashtra has a total of 1,48,454 active cases and recorded 14,729 deaths due to covid-19. Tamil Nadu has a total of 57,962 active cases and 3,838 deaths in the state.

What gives respite amid the gloomy news, and the fact that India is one of the epicenters of the pandemic, is the respectable recoveries. Till Wednesday more than 1 million defeated the virus, making the country’s recovery rate among the best globally.

India has achieved another milestone in its fight against coronavirus by conducting over six lakh tests in the last 24 hours.

The total number of COVID-19 samples tested upto July 30 is 1,88,32,970 including 6,42,588 samples tested in the last 24 hours.

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