DATA STORY: India adds over 97,000 cases in a day; Maharashtra tally past 1 mn

With 81533 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India's recovery rate has improved to 77.77%; the fatality rate has come down to 1.66%

India on Saturday reported its biggest single-day jump in total coronavirus cases and recoveries. With a jump of 81,533 in total cured cases, India recovery count reached 3,624,196. The total count of cases is now at 4,659,984, with 97,570 cases getting added in 24 hours. The country reported 1,201 fatalities in a day, taking its death toll to 77,472.
The second-most-affected country by active and total cases, and third by fatality, India has added 636,805 cases in the past 7 days alone. Here are the key takeaways from the coronavirus data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family