DATA STORY: India tally past 5-mn mark; fifth 1 mn cases came in just 12 days

The country again added over 90,000 cases in a day, with the highest single-day jump of 82,961 in recoveries. At 1,290, the number of deaths reported in 24 hours was also the highest so far

India’s count of confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday crossed the 5-million mark, with 90,123 cases being added in a day. The fifth lot of 1 million cases came in just 12 days. While the first 1 million cases had taken 107 days, the next three had taken 21 days, 16 days and 13 days.
The country also added its biggest single-day increase in the number of cured cases, at 82,961, to take the total to 3,942,360; and with 1,290 fatalities in 24 hours, death toll reached 82,066. India, the second-most-affected country by active and total cases, and third by fatality,