India's Coronavirus Tally Nears 91 Lakh With 46,200 New Cases, Death Toll Rises by 564
India's Coronavirus Tally Nears 91 Lakh With 46,200 New Cases, Death Toll Rises by 564
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 90,50,597 with 46,232 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,32,726 with 564 new fatalities.

India’s Covid-19 caseload rose to 90.50 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 84.78 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 90,50,597 with 46,232 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,32,726 with 564 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The number of active cases remained below five lakh for the eleventh consecutive day. There are 4,39,747 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country as on date, which comprises 4.86 per cent of the total caseload, as per the data. The total recoveries have surged to 84,78,124 pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67 per cent, while the Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.47 per cent.

India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5. It went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11 and crossed 80 lakh on October 29.

According to ICMR, over 13.06 crore samples have been tested till November 20 with 10,66,022 samples being tested on Friday. The 564 new fatalities included 155 from Maharashtra, 118 from Delhi, 50 from West Bengal, 28 from Kerala, 25 from Haryana and 20 from Uttar Pradesh.

Here’s a look at major data highlights from the past 24 hours:

– Active cases in India come down by 4,047 after a rise of 491 the previous day. Total 4.39 lakh active cases

– Of the 46,200 new cases in India, Delhi reported 6,600, Kerala 6,000, Maharashtra 5,600, and West Bengal 3,600

– Maharashtra (155) and Delhi (118) report more than 100 new daily deaths

– India has so far conducted over 13 crore tests at 94,300 tests per million population

– Around 6.59 lakh new cases reported globally on November 20, second highest after November 13 (6.60 lakh)

– US reports an all-time high of more than 2 lakh new cases

– Global recoveries cross the 40 million cases mark with a 69% recovery rate, corresponding India figure is 93.7%

The total 1,32,726 deaths reported so far in the country includes 46,511 from Maharashtra, 11,621 from Karnataka, 11,568 from Tamil Nadu, 8,159 from Delhi, 7,923 from West Bengal, 7,500 from Uttar Pradesh, 6,920 from Andhra Pradesh, 4,572 from Punjab and 3,837 from Gujarat. The health ministry said more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

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