Covid-19 Factoid: India has third highest number of fatalities in the world

India has recorded more than 75,000 cases on a daily basis for five days in a row, while the count has crossed 6,000 per day in Uttar Pradesh

The global count of coronavirus cases stands at 25.4 million, rising by a minimum of 200,000 every single day. There have been over 850,000 fatalities worldwide. Colombia is the latest country to report over 600,000 confirmed cases.

In India, there are now over 3.6 million cases, of which 781,975, or roughly 25.1 per cent, are currently active. Recovery rate is now at 76.6 per cent, while the mortality rate has dipped marginally to 1.78 per cent, with 64,469 deaths. Maharashtra accounts for almost 40 per cent of these deaths.

Here are some data points on the pandemic:

1. India continues to see 75,000