With 64,531 people testing positive in a day on Wednesday, while the recoveries crossed the 20-lakh mark pushing the recovery rate to 73.64 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data.The death toll climbed to 52,889 with 1,092 people succumbing to the disease in wholesale pumps direct a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Case fatality rate has declined to 1.91 per cent.There are 6,76,514 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which is 24.45 per cent of the total caseload, while the number of recoveries has surged to  tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 3,17,42,782 samples have been tested up to August 18 with 8,01,518 samples being tested on.

Tuesday caseload went past 28 lakh with a record single-day spike of 69,652 infections, while the recoveries increased to 20,96,664 on Thursday pushing the recovery rate to 73.91 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data.The total cases of coronavirus infections  mounted to 28,36,925, while the death toll climbed to 53,866 with 977 new fatalities being reported in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed. Case fatality rate has declined to 1.90 per cent.

There are 6,86,395 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which is 24.20 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated. India8217;s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7.According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of samples have been tested up to August 19 with 9,18,470 samples being tested on Wednesday.