Another big single-day jump of 24,248 Covid-19 cases took India's tally close to the 7-lakh mark on Monday
New Delhi: Another big single-day jump of 24,248 Covid-19 cases took India's tally close to the 7-lakh mark on Monday, while the death toll due to the disease climbed to 19,693 with 425 new fatalities, according to the Union health ministry.
With this, the country has recorded over 20,000 cases of the infection for the fourth consecutive day.
CoronavirusIndia went past Russia to become the third worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic. Only the US and Brazil are ahead of India in terms of total coronavirus infections.
With a single-day jump of 24,248 Covid-19 cases, India's tally pushed to 6,97,413.
With a steady rise, the number of recoveries stands at 4,24,432 in the country. There are 2,53,287 active coronavirus cases in the country.
Coronavirus"Thus, 60.85 per cent of the patients have recovered so far," the ministry said.
