Covid-19 Factoid: India's cured cases are growing faster than total tally

While China, the first to report coronavirus cases, has the highest recovery rate, India is faring a shade better than global average; the US' recovery rate is the worst among 20 most affected nations

The global tally of confirmed coronavirus cases currently stands at over 5 million. There have been 325,509 deaths worldwide, and almost 2 million, or roughly 40 per cent of total cases, have recovered now.

With over 300,000 confirmed cases, Russia has the second-highest share of confirmed coronavirus infections in the world, next only to the United States.

In India, there now are 1,06,750 confirmed cases, 3,303 fatalities, and 42,298 recoveries. At over 5,600 cases in a single day, India on Wednesday recorded its highest ever single-day spike.

Here are some data points on the pandemic:

1. The last 1 million