Covid-19 factoid: 51% of deaths in India in range of 60 years and above

The global confirmed case tally is currently at 24.2 million, with 6.6 million active cases and over 16 million recoveries. The global death toll has now crossed 826,000, with the US having the greatest number of deaths. 

In India, there are now over 3.3 million reported cases, of which 21.8 per cent, or roughly 70,7267 cases are currently active and over 59,000 people have lost their lives to the virus, the fourth-highest death toll in the world. 

Here are some statistics on the pandemic:

1. Senior citizens deaths account for almost half of all casualties in India

51 per cent