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Covid-19 Factoid: India records massive drop in daily active cases

Maharashtra records a dip in daily active cases while Assam sees a spike

A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment(PPE) collects a nasal sample from a policeman, during a check-up campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) set up inside a police station, in Mumbai.
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A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment(PPE) collects a nasal sample from a policeman, during a check-up campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) set up inside a police station, in Mumbai.

Jyotindra Dubey New Delhi
The global count of coronavirus cases is now over 33.5 million, of which more than 7.7 million are currently active. The global death toll is now over 1 million, with the US having the greatest number of deaths.

In India, the confirmed case count has crossed 6 million, of which roughly 15.4 per cent, or 947,576 cases are currently active. The recovery rate has crossed the 83 per cent, with over 5.1 million people having beaten the infection. The death toll has crossed 96,318, with the mortality rate dropping to 1.57 per cent.

Here are some insights on the spread

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