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Covid-19 Factoid: India's recovery rate almost 70% but fatalities rising

Daily new recoveries have grown to the range of 40,000 to 50,000 in a day, much higher than the previous month's range of 20,000 to 40,000 a day

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A medic stores samples for COVID-19 rapid antigen testing amid the complete bi-weekly lockdown to curb COVID-19 spread

Jyotindra Dubey New Delhi
The global confirmed case count for the coronavirus has now breached the 20 million mark, of which more than 6 million are currently active. The global death toll stands at 734,525, while there have been more than 12 million recoveries. Since last month, almost every day is registering a growth of 200,000 fresh cases worldwide, with India and Brazil being of the biggest contributors. 

In India, there are now over 2 million reported cases of coronavirus, of which 634,945 are currently active. Over 1.5 million people in the country have managed to successfully beat the infection, while 44,386 patients have

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