Covid-19 Factoid: India sees the highest decline in active cases in a day

Karnataka sees a drop in fresh cases while in South America, Peru crosses the 600,000 mark

The global count of coronavirus cases has now reached 23.8 million, expected to cross 24 million soon. Of this, roughly 27 per cent of cases, or over 6.6 million, are currently active. The global death toll stands at 817,000 plus, with the US having the highest number of fatalities.

India’s confirmed case tally is over 3.1 million now, with 22.2 per cent cases still active. Recovery rate has now risen to over 75 per cent, with over 2.4 million successfully cured. India's mortality rate stands at 1.84 per cent, with 58,390 deaths till now.

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