Covid-19 Factoid: Tamil Nadu has seen a dramatic surge in new cases

India on Tuesday saw its biggest single-day jump both in number of new cases and deaths

The global tally of confirmed coronavirus cases currently stands at 3,671,383, and death toll at 250,000. Roughly a third of all infected people have now recovered. While there has been a decline in daily new cases worldwide for a few days, the past month has not seen any consistent pattern. Daily new deaths, however, have reduced marginally when compared with mid-April.

In India, there now are 46,711 confirmed cases, and more than 1,500 deaths. Both daily new cases as well as deaths have been steadily on the rise.

Here are some data points on the extent of the pandemic:

1. India saw a