Covid-19 Factoid: India sees its biggest single-day jump in active cases

The share of active cases in total tally is the highest in the US, Russia and India

Global confirmed case count currently stands at 5.43 million and the death toll has risen to 344,417. At present, one in every 10 infected people in the world on average succumbs to the infection.

In India, the case count has now gone past 131,000, and approximately 40 per cent of them have recovered. The death toll stands at 3,867. In the worst affected state of the country, Maharashtra, the tally is dangerously close to crossing the 50,000 mark.

Here are some data points on the spread of the virus:

1. South America is emerging as the new epicentre

South America has emerged as a