Covid-19 Factoid: Two-thirds of cases recover in India; Delhi does best

India continues to report record number of daily new cases as it ramps up testing

The global confirmed case count of coronavirus infections is currently at 18.4 million, of which 11.7 million cases have recovered. As many as 698,510 people have lost their lives in the pandemic globally. 

In India, reported cases have now swelled to over 1.8 million, of which 586,298, or roughly 33 per cent, are currently active. The recovery rate of the country remains high at over 60 per cent. India’s death toll stands at 38,938, or 2.1 per cent of the confirmed case count. It is the fifth-highest toll in the world. 

Here are some statistics mapping the spread of the