Covid-19 Factoid: India scales another peak in daily case additions

83,000 cases added on September 3 is the highest daily number for India so far, as is the number of tests conducted which touched 1.2 million

The global count of coronavirus cases is now at 26.1 million. Over 18 million people have recovered globally, while more 6.8 million cases are still active. Over 868,000 people have lost their lives in the pandemic till now. The US, Brazil, and India, account for more than half of all reported cases in the world.

In India, there are now over 3.8 million reported cases, of which roughly 21 per cent, or over 815,000 cases, are currently active. India’s recovery rate has crossed 77 per cent, while the mortality rate is still hovering at 1.7 per cent. The country’s death toll