Covid-19 Factoid: India's death toll doubled in 47 days, fastest in world

India tested more than 1.4 million people on September 30 even as its death toll doubled to over 98,000 in 47 days

The global count of coronavirus cases is now over 34 million, of which more than 7.7 million are currently active. The global death toll is now over 1 million, with the US having the greatest number of deaths.

In India, the confirmed case count has crossed 6 million, of which roughly 15 per cent or 940,675 cases are currently active. Recovery rate has crossed the 83 per cent, with over 5.2 million people having beaten the infection. The death toll has crossed 98,708.

Here are some insights on the spread of the virus:

India tested over 1.4 million people

India tested over 1.42 million