Coronavirus India Updates: Tally Nears 67 Lakh Even As Active Cases Fall

Active coronavirus cases in India continued to fall, in a positive turn for the country with the second most cases in the world, as fresh infections dropped to the lowest in 42 days.

India added over 61,000 fresh cases in 24 hours 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.

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 fresh 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 case load.

Global Update

Germany’s new coronavirus cases jumped the most since mid-April, highlighting Europe’s struggles to keep the pandemic in check. Italy’s government is set to order stricter rules, including a decree that masks be worn outdoors.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his government is working to get the country “back to normal” by this time next year.

Globally, coronavirus cases have topped 35.6 million with 1.4 million of them dead as of Wednesday morning.

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