Covid-19 Factoid: India has seen more than 5,000 deaths in just 7 days

Andhra Pradesh, which has seen a sudden surge in cases, added almost 8,000 new cases on July 23, taking its overall cases tally to almost 73,000

The global tally of confirmed coronavirus cases is nearing 16 million, including 637,601patients who have lost their lives to the pandemic. Over 9.5 million have made successful recoveries so far. The US, with over a fourth of all reported cases in the world, is still the most affected country.

In India, there now are almost 1.3 million cases, 440,135 of them currently active. Over 30,000 patients have succumbed to the virus so far.

Here are some data points on the pandemic:

#1. India witnesses its biggest spike, adds 49,310 cases in a single day

India is crossing new grim milestones of highest single-day spikes