NEW DELHI, Jun 29:
A single-day spike of 19,459 COVID-19 cases took India’s tally to 5,48,318 today, while the death toll climbed to 16,475 with 380 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The country has seen a surge of 3,57,783 infections from June 1 till date.
The global COVID-19 count stood at 10,154,984 while the death toll was 502,048, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. India is in the fourth position in terms of confirmed cases and in the eighth spot in the overall death tally.
The number of active cases in India stands at 2,10,120, while 3,21,722 people have recovered, and one patient has migrated, according to the Health Ministry’s updated data.
The gap between recoveries and active cases is 1,11,602 as of Monday, with the recovery rate now at 58.67 per cent, the ministry said, adding that a total of 12,010 COVID-19 patients have recovered since Sunday.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 83,98,362 samples have been tested up to June 28, with 1,70,560 samples tested on Sunday. (PTI)
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