Covid-19 Factoid: Active cases in India down by 128,000 in last 15 days

Bihar crosses the 200,000 mark while Manipur reports its highest single-day spike

The global count of coronavirus cases has crossed 38.75 million, of which over 8.4 million are currently active. The global death toll is now over 1 million, with the US having the greatest number of deaths.

In India, the confirmed case count has crossed 7.3 million, of which less than 12 per cent or 812,390 cases are currently active. Recovery rate is over 87 per cent, with over 6.38 million people having beaten the infection. The death toll has crossed 100,000.

Here are some insights on the spread of the virus:

1. India recorded a drop of over 128,000 active cases in the