Covid-19 Factoid: India sees record recovery in Aug, but not yet in safe zone

Among top five countries with the highest number of cases, India's recovery rate is the second-lowest

The global confirmed case for the coronavirus tally currently stands at 20.5 million, of which 6.3 million cases are active at present. There have been around 13.4 million recoveries globally, while fatalities have risen to 747,003. There are three countries with over 2 million cases each: the US, Brazil and India. 

India has 643,948 active cases at present, roughly 27 per cent of the confirmed case count. There have been 1,639,599 recoveries in the country, while 46,091 patients have lost their lives. Two states--Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu--have more than 300,000 confirmed cases each. 

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