Covid-19 Factoid: Rajasthan fights surge, gets over 3,000 cases for 2 days

India had been witnessing more recoveries as compared to daily new case additions resulting in a drop in active cases count.

The global count of coronavirus cases has crossed 59 million, of which over 16.8 million cases are active. The global death toll has crossed 1.39 million, with the US having the greatest number of deaths. 

In India, the confirmed case count is now over 9 million, of which 443,486 cases are active. Recovery rate is over 93.6 per cent and the death toll stands at 133,738.

1. Daily new cases in India exceed recoveries for two days in a row

India recorded higher daily new cases as compared to daily recoveries for two straight days. Since the last few days,