Covid-19 Factoid: India's recovery rate at 89%, active cases drop sharply

West Bengal should be worried as for two straight days it has added over 4,000 cases.

The global count of coronavirus cases has crossed 41 million, of which over 9.4 million are currently active. The global death toll is now over 1.1 million, with the US having the greatest number of deaths. 

In India, the confirmed case count is now over 7.7 million, of which 9.3 per cent or 715,812 cases are currently active. Recovery rate is over 89 per cent, with almost 6.87 million people have beaten the infection. The death toll has crossed 116,000. 

Here are some insights on the spread of the virus:

1. India recorded a drop of over 24,000 active cases