India's COVID-19 tally of cases sprinted past 47 lakh with 94,372 new infections being reported in a day, while 37,02,595 people have recuperated taking the national recovery rate to 77.88 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union health ministry data.

IMAGE: A medic in PPE collects swab samples from the passengers coming from outside of India, for the COVID-19 RT PCR test, at Indira Gandhi International airport, in New Delhi. Photograph: ANI Photo

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 47,54,356, while the death toll climbed to 78,586 with 1,114 people succumbing to the infection in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection has further dropped to 1.65 per cent.

IMAGE: A robot operates inside a COVID-19 dedicated ward as patients undergo treatment, at in Greater Noida. The robot is capable of facilating communication between COVID-19 patients and their family member besides symptom and thermal checking. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI Photo

There are 9,73,175 active cases of COVID-19 in the country which comprises 20.47 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and it went past 40 lakh on September 5.

IMAGE: OVID-19 patient Renu Arora interacts with her family members via a robot as she celebrates her birthday with health workers inside a COVID-19 dedicated ward, at Yatharta Hospital in Greater Noida. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI Photo

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a cumulative total of 5,62,60,928 samples have been tested up to September 12 with 10,71,702 samples being tested on Saturday.

COVID-19 tally in India breaches 47-lakh mark