Covid-19 Factoid: India now accounts for most recoveries in the world

While India's recoveries count crosses the 7 million mark, the active cases ratio falls below 9%

Coronavirus
India’s reported cases count currently stands at 7.8 million, of which nearly 90 per cent or 7 million of the cases have already recovered in the country
Jyotindra Dubey
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 24 2020 | 1:16 PM IST
The global count of coronavirus cases has crossed 42 million, of which over 9.9 million are currently active. The global death toll is now over 1.14 million, with the US having the greatest number of deaths.

In India, the confirmed case count is now over 7.8 million, of which 680,680 cases are currently active. Recovery rate is nearing 90 per cent and the death toll stands at 117,956.

Here are some insights on the spread of the virus:

India’s recoveries count crosses 7 million

India’s reported cases count currently stands at 7.8 million, of which nearly 90 per cent or 7 million of the cases have already recovered in the country. India has been recording daily recoveries of over 70,000 on an average in the last ten days.

India accounts for the most number of recoveries across the globe

With over 7 million recoveries which accounts for more than 22 per cent of the recovered cases across the global, highest among all affected nations. India is followed by the US and Brazil.

India’s active cases ratio fall below 9 per cent

India’s current active cases count stands at 680,680 cases, which is 8.71 per cent of the total reported cases in India. It is a massive drop in active cases ratio from 15 per cent at the start of the month.

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