Covid-19 Factoid: India sees highest number of deaths, recoveries in a day

No of daily deaths crosses the 1,000 mark, third time in August while Chhattisgarh sees a fresh spike in cases

The global confirmed case tally stands at 22.3 million, of which more than 6.4 million, or roughly 28 per cent cases are currently active. 785,969 people have lost their lives in the pandemic till now, with two countries – the US and Brazil – accounting for more than one-third of these deaths.

In India, there are now more than 2.8 million cases, of which 24 per cent, or 676,514 cases, are currently active. Recovery percentage has risen to 73.6 per cent, while the mortality rate is still hovering at around 1.9 per cent.

Here are some data points mapping the outbreak:

1. India