DATA STORY: Biggest 24-hour drop of 27,438 brings India's active Covid cases under 1 mn

With 101468 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India's recovery rate has improved to 80.86%; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.60%

There was some relief for India reported on Tuesday on the coronavirus front. The count of active cases in the country saw its biggest single-drop yet — and third consecutive daily decline, of 27,438 — to come under the 1-million mark after six days (at 975,861). Also, the biggest-ever single-day jump in recoveries (101,468) pushed the total number of cured cases to 4,497,867. The country’s single-day overall increase in total cases stood at 75,083 — the lowest level since September 1. With 1,053 fatalities being reported in 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 death toll, meanwhile, reached 88,935.
 
The second-most-affected country