DATA STORY: India coronavirus tally past 4 mn on steepest single-day spike

Doubling time for total cases stands at 31.9 days, for active cases at 38.1 days, and for deaths at 43.9 days

India on Saturday reported its biggest single-day surge in recovered cases and total tally. While 70,072 cured cases in a day took total recovery to 3,107,223, India’s total count of confirmed coronavirus cases went past the 4-million mark with 86,432 cases being added in 24 hours. The country’s Covid-19 death toll, meanwhile, reached 69,561, with 1,089 fatalities being reported in a day.
 
The third-most-affected country by total cases and deaths, and second by active cases, India has added 559,207 cases in the past 7 days alone. Here are the key takeaways from the coronavirus data released by the Union