Covid-19 Factoid: India's recovery rate improving, but active cases a worry

Punjab has seen a phenomenal V-shaped recovery since its peak of early May, with daily new case additions consistently below 50 and only 10% of all cases active

The count of confirmed coronavirus cases globally is now over 6.2 million, and death toll at 374,327. Over 45 per cent of all reported cases have managed to beat the infection and recover fully. Among closed cases, one in every 10 confirmed cases ends up as a fatality. 

India’s confirmed cases have grown to over 190,000, the seventh-highest in the world. As many as 5,394 patients have succumbed to the infection, while 91,819 have been cured and discharged. India has been beating its record of the highest single-day spike for five straight days now. On May 31, there were 8,392