Covid-19 Factoid: Daily tests conducted by India are declining for 4 days

On Sunday, 859,786 coronavirus tests were conducted across the country. This was the lowest daily number since September 27

The global count of coronavirus cases has crossed 40 million. Of these, over 9 million cases are currently active. The global death toll is now over 1 million, with the US accounting for the biggest number of deaths.

In India, the confirmed case count is now over 7.5 million, of which less than 11 per cent, or 772,055 cases, are currently active. The recovery rate for the country is over 88 per cent, with over 6.6 million people having beaten the infection so far. The death toll, meanwhile, has crossed 110,000.

Here are some insights on the spread of the virus:

1. India