COVID-19: Over 62,000 Cases Reported in 24 Hrs in India

India's coronavirus cases crossed 20 lakh after a record surge of 62,538 new patients in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday morning. It took 21 days for the COVID count to double; the tally crossed 10 lakh cases on July 17. 

A total of 41,585 Covid-related deaths have been reported so far; 886 patients have died since yesterday. 

More than 13.78 lakh patients have recovered since the beginning of the pandemic, the government data shows; the recovery rate stood at 67.98 percent this morning.  The positivity rate – an indicator to assess the prevalence of the disease- stood at 10.88 percent.