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India crosses 36 lakh COVID-19 cases from 30 lakh in just a week

Of the total coronavirus cases, 7,65,302 are active ones; Maharashtra still the worst-hit state

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Shoppers wearing facemasks as a preventive measure against spread of COVID-19, walk through a market in New Delhi on Sunday. Pic/PTI

Shoppers wearing facemasks as a preventive measure against spread of COVID-19, walk through a market in New Delhi on Sunday. Pic/PTI

India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 36 lakh, just a week after it crossed the 30-lakh mark, with a record single-day spike of 80,078 cases, while recoveries surged to 27,65,540 on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

Out of the total cases, 7,65,302 are active ones. A total of 27,65,540 have recovered from the virus so far. With 59,403 recoveries in a day, the recovery rate reached 76.47 per cent and the fatality rate was 1.81 per cent. So far, 64,536 people have died of the disease.

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