Coronavirus India Updates: Active Cases Fall Below 9.2 Lakh As New Cases Drop To 42-Day Low

Active coronavirus cases in India continued to fall, in a positive turn for the country with the second most cases in the world, as recoveries topped new cases for thirteen of the last 30 days.

India added over 61,000 fresh cases in a day -- lowest in 42 days -- taking the total tally close to 67 lakh in Asia’s third-largest economy, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Oct. 6. This includes over 1 lakh deaths and 56 lakh patients who have recovered.

This is also the fifth straight day of a decline in new Covid-19 cases.

Key figures:

• Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases: 66,85,082
• Active cases: 9,19,023
• Cured/discharged/migrated: 56,62,490
• Deaths: 1,03,569
• Fresh cases in 24 hours: 61,267
• One-day recoveries: 75,787
• One-day deaths: 884

The drop in active cases, coupled with the rise in recoveries has led to a significant decline in active cases. India reported 10.17 active cases on Sept. 18, which has fallen to 9.1 lakh in a matter of 18 days. They now stand for only 13.7% of India’s total confirmed cases.

Global Update

The World Health Organization estimated that about 10% of the global population has been infected. France said diners in Paris and Marseille must wear masks between courses.

Covid-19 is spreading again across most of the U.S., hammering rural America and smaller cities and raising anxiety in New York, as experts warn that school reopenings and colder weather may cause the situation to rapidly deteriorate.

Globally, cases have topped 35.3 million with over 1.04 million of them dead, as of Tuesday morning.

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