Covid-19 Factoid: 50,000+ cases added to India's tally on consecutive days

While India has surpassed Italy's death toll to become the fifth-worst-hit country by fatalities, Mexico has overtaken the UK on this count to become the third-most-affected

The global count of confirmed coronavirus cases currently stands at over the 17.5-million mark. Deaths related to the Covid-19 pandemic reported so far are 677,543, with the US accounting for the biggest share of fatalities (over 155,000). Total recoveries worldwide, meanwhile, stand at almost 11 million.

India now has over 1.63 million cases, the third-highest in the world. Of these, over 1 million, or 65 per cent, have recovered, and 545,318 are active cases.

Here are some data points mapping the spread of the pandemic:

#1. India recorded over 50,000 new cases for two days in a row

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