Covid-19 Factoid: India's recovery rate at 86%, over 6 mn beat infection

Country crosses 7 million in confirmed case count; 12 per cent of the cases are currently active.

The global count of coronavirus cases has crossed 37 million, of which over 8 million are 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 million, of which just over 12 per cent or 867,496 cases are currently active. Recovery rate is almost 86 per cent, with over 6 million people have beaten the infection. The death toll has crossed 100,000. 

Here are some insights on the spread of the virus:

1. India’s cases tally crosses 7-million mark

India, the second