India's COVID-19 Tally Crosses 68-Lakh Mark With Spike Of 78,524 Cases In 24 Hours

With a spike of 78,524 new cases and 971 deaths in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 68-lakh mark on Thursday.

As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the number of people who have recuperated surged to 58,27,704. The national recovery stands at 85.25 per cent.

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 68,35,655, while the death toll climbed to  1,05,526  with 971 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The total recoveries have surged to  58,27,704 while there are 9,02,425 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 13.20  per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection has dropped to 1.54 per cent.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, and 40 lakh on September 5. It went past 50 lakh on September 16 and crossed 60 lakh on September 28.

According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 8,34,65,975 samples have been tested up to  October 7 with 11,94,321 samples being tested on Wednesday.