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Covid-19 Factoid: India's biggest 24-hour drop in active cases this month

India on Tuesday added 46,790 cases, its lowest single-day addition since July 23; Maharashtra, the worst-hit state, saw a massive decline in single-day case addition

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A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a nasal sample from a Sadhu or an Indian Holy Man at Nizamuddin Railway Station to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), amid the spread of the disease, in New Delhi.

Jyotindra Dubey New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Oct 20 2020 | 1:38 PM IST

The global count of confirmed coronavirus cases has crossed 40 million. Over 9 million of these are cases currently active. The worldwide Covid-19 death toll now stands at over 1 million, of which the US accounts for the highest number of fatalities.

In India, the confirmed case count is now nearing the 7.6-million mark. While over 88 per cent of these cases (6.73 million people) have recovered, 1.52 per cent (115,000) have died, and a little over 9 per cent cases (748,538) are still active.

Here are some insights on the spread of the virus:

India’s daily spike falls below 47,000 cases for

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