NEWDELHI, Nov 20 (NNN-PTI) — India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 89.58 lakh with 45,576 fresh infections, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 83.83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.58 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry. (1 lakh=100,000)
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 8,958,483, with 45,576 infections being reported in a day while the death toll climbed to 131,578 with 585 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of active cases remained below 5 lakh for the ninth consecutive day.
There are 443,303 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country as on date which accounts for 4.95 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The total recoveries have surged to 8,383,602, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.58 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.47 per cent.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on Aug 7, 30 lakh on Aug 23 and 40 lakh on Sept 5.
It went past 50 lakh on Sept 16, 60 lakh on Sept 28, 70 lakh on Oct 11 and crossed 80 lakh on Oct 29.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 128,508,389 samples have been tested up to Nov 18, of which 1,028,203 samples were tested on Wednesday.
The 585 new fatalities include 131 from Delhi, 100 from Maharashtra, 54 from West Bengal, 31 from Punjab, 30 from Haryana, 29 from Uttar Pradesh, 28 from Kerala, 23 from Chhattisgarh and 21 from Karnataka.
Total 131,578 deaths reported so far in the country include 46,202 from Maharashtra, 11,578 from Karnataka, 11,531 from Tamil Nadu, 7,943 from Delhi, 7,820 from West Bengal, 7,441 from Uttar Pradesh, 6,899 from Andhra Pradesh, 4,541 from Punjab and 3,823 from Gujarat.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation. — NNN-PTI
