Covid-19 Factoid: Among most affected countries, India's record drives hope

The country reached 200,000 mark in confirmed cases from 100,000 in 15 days, but infections are surging now

The global tally of coronavirus infections could cross the 6.5-million mark any moment now. More than 3 million people have managed to beat the virus, but 383,109 patients have already lost their lives in the pandemic. In fact, one in 10 closed cases has been fatality worldwide. In a positive trend, daily new deaths have come down from the peak of 8,000-plus a day to 4,000-5,000 a day now. 

In India, the count of confirmed cases has crossed 200,000. Of this number, 101,497 cases are still active, while 100,302 patients have been cured, and 5,815 patients have died in the