India now biggest contributor to Covid tally, added 500,000 cases in 8 days

Country now has over 2.5 million reported cases, of which 668,220, or roughly 26 per cent are currently active

The global count of coronavirus cases has now reached 21.4 million, of which 6.4 million cases are currently active. Over 764,000 people have died of the pandemic till now, while over 14 million have recovered. Daily new cases worldwide continue to stay over 200,000.
 
India now has over 2.5 million reported cases, of which 668,220, or roughly 26 per cent are active. India’s fatality rate has dropped to 1.94 per cent, with 49,036 deaths. Almost half of all fatalities occurred in just two states – Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
 
Here are some data points mapping the outbreak: