Covid-19 Factoid: India has the fastest rising pandemic curve in the world

Both daily new cases and death toll on the rise in India, while Puducherry and Maharashtra have the highest test positivity rates

The global count of coronavirus cases has now trumped 28 million, with over 7 million cases currently active. Of this number, over 2.5 million cases are located in just the US. The global death toll has now reached 919,725, with the US toll reaching 200,000 alone.

With over 4.6 million reported cases, India has the fastest rising pandemic curve in the world. Over 20 per cent of its cases, or 958,316 people, are currently active. With over 3.6 million people beating the infection, the recovery rate is at 77.7 per cent.

Here are some data insights on the pandemic:

India’s daily new cases