India's tally reach 7.60L, deaths 21k
TNN Bureau. Updated: 7/9/2020 10:21:36 AM
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NEW DELHI: India registered over 60 thousand fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday after a single-day spike of over 25,000 infections, taking the total to 7.60 lakh while the death toll breached the 21,000 mark.
According to the Union Health Ministry data, with 22,752 fresh cases of COVID-19 in a day, India's virus caseload increased to 7,42,417 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 20,642 with 482 people succumbing to the disease.
The number of recoveries stands at 4,56,830, while there are 2,64,944 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country, the updated data at 8 am showed.
However, a tally of cases reported by states and Union territories at 9:30 pm revealed that the total spike for the 24-hour-period from Tuesday night to Wednesday night was over 25000.
The tally put the total cases at 760418, including 21100 deaths and 474027 recoveries, an increase by 25771, 480 and 19852, respectively.