Covid-19 Factoid: Gap between daily new cases, recoveries widening in India

Maharashtra remains worst-affected state, accounting for almost 30 per cent of the country's total case count

The global tally of confirmed coronavirus cases stands at 14.6 million, of which roughly 5.3 million are currently active, 609,531 patients have lost their lives in the pandemic till now, while 8,752,107 have made successful recoveries. The US is still the worst affected country in the world, with over one-fourth of all reported cases in the world. 

In India, there are now over 1 million cases, of which 390,459 are currently active. As many as 27,497 patients have succumbed to the virus, while 700,086 managed to beat the infection. The national capital is the only state among the worst-affected ones