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Covid-19 Factoid: India show no signs of dip in pace of reporting new cases

Madhya Pradesh braces for a second coronavirus wave after managing to keep daily new cases at under 200 for some days

A health official takes a swab sample of a child who returned from Pakistan at a Covid-19 coronavirus testing centre in Srinagar
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A health official takes a swab sample of a child who returned from Pakistan at a Covid-19 coronavirus testing centre in Srinagar

Jyotindra Dubey New Delhi
The global tally of coronavirus cases is nearing the 11=million mark. There have been more than 500,000 deaths worldwide, while 6 million-plus people have now recovered. In India, there are now 600,000-plus cases, of which 226,947 are still active. As many as 17,834 patients have succumbed to the infection, while 359,859 people survived it in the country. 

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

#1. India took just 5 days to add the latest 100,000 cases

The pace of growth in new cases in India is yet to show conclusive signs of dipping. As the country