Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been rising in India, though recovery rate has improved
New Delhi:
India reported over 64,500 coronavirus cases and 1,092 deaths in the last 24 hours, government data shows this morning. The country has been reporting biggest number of cases globally for the last 15 days. With the latest figures, the total cases in India have risen to 27,67,273 and fatalities are 52,889. Government data shows 20,37,870 have recovered, showing a recovery rate of 73.64 per cent, while the positivity rate is 8.05 per cent. The death rate is 1.91 per cent. India reported the biggest one-day spike in fatalities on Tuesday with 876 deaths, followed by the US (654) and Brazil (620).
