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COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 89-lakh mark

First Published: 18th November, 2020 13:49 IST

India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 89-lakh on Wednesday, while the number of recoveries surpassed 83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 percent. With 38,617 new infections, the total

India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 89-lakh on Wednesday, while the number of recoveries surpassed 83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 percent.

With 38,617 new infections, the total coronavirus cases mounted to 89,12,907. The death toll climbed to 1,30,993 with 474 new fatalities.

The number of active cases remained below 5 lakh for the eighth consecutive day. The active cases in the country stand at 4,46,805, which comprises 5.01 percent of the total caseload.

The total recoveries have surged to 83,35,109 pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 percent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.47 percent.

According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 12,74,80,186 samples have been tested up to November 17 with 9,37,279 samples being tested on Tuesday.

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