India's coronavirus recoveries cross 500,00-mark; rate now 62.78%

The number of Covid-19 patients who have recovered in the country crossed the five-lakh mark on Saturday, the Union Health ministry said and attributed it to a number of measures taken by the Centre and the state governments, including implementation of containment zones and surveillance activities.

India's Covid-19 tally surged to 8,20,916 on Saturday while the death toll climbed to 22,123 with 519 people succumbing to the disease in 24 hours, according to the health ministry's data updated at 8 am.

A series of proactive, preemptive and coordinated measures have been taken by the Centre and the state governments for containment and prevention of Covid-19,