India's Covid Cases Pass 46 Lakh With Record 1-Day Jump Of 97,570 Cases | Read

India's coronavirus tally surged to 46,59,984 as it recorded the biggest single-day spike in cases with 97,570 new patients in the last 24 hours, the government data showed this morning. More than 36 lakh patients have recovered so far; about 9.58 lakh cases - 20.56 per cent of the total cases - are active. India reported a record 81,533 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry. 1,201 Covid-linked death have been registered since yesterday, taking the number of total fatalities to 77,472. The country has logged the second highest number of cases in the world after the United States, where the tally has surged to nearly 64 lakh cases. India's recovery rate stood at 77.77 per cent this morning, while the fatality rate was recorded at 1.6 per cent.