Covid-19 Factoid: India's case count doubled to 100,000 in just 12 days

The country had taken 96 days to reach the 50,000 mark; in another worrying sign, the death toll in India is doubling at a faster pace than in the 10 most affected nations

The total number of coronavirus infections globally is inching dangerously close to the 5-million mark. There have been 320,520 deaths worldwide, and 1.9 million people have made recoveries so far.

In India, now there are more than 100,000 cases, and over 3,000 deaths. Roughly 38 per cent of all reported cases have now recovered. The national capital is now the fourth state in the country with more than 10,000 reported cases.

Here are some statistics on the contagion:

1. India has become the 11th country to cross the 100,000 mark in reported cases

Though India has now joined the unfortunate club of countries with