Covid-19 Factoid: India's active case tally now falls below 800,000

As pandemic slows down in India, the US overtakes it to become global leader in adding new cases

The global count of coronavirus cases is nearing 40 million, of which over 8.8 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 7.4 million, of which less than 11 per cent or 795,087 cases are currently active. Recovery rate is over 87.8 per cent, with over 6.52 million people having beaten the infection. The death toll has crossed 110,000.

Here are some insights on the spread of the virus:

India’s active case tally falls below 800,000

India recorded a fall of almost