New Delhi: A record single-day jump of 64,399 new Coronavirus patients has taken India’s Covid tally past the 21 lakh-mark, the Union Health Ministry said this morning, adding that over 14.8 lakh patients have recovered so far.
A total of 43,379 Covid-linked deaths have been logged so far; 861 deaths have been registered since yesterday. With the latest surge, the country’s coronavirus count has reached 21,53,011 cases, which includes 6,28,747 active cases. India’s recovery rate stood at 68.78 per cent this morning, as compared to yesterday’s 68.32 per cent.