NEW DELHI, Sept 17:
A record single-day increase of 97,894 infections pushed India’s COVID-19 tally to over 51 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 40 lakh today, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The total Coronavirus cases mounted to 51,18,253, while the death toll climbed to 83,198 with the virus claiming 1,132 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The total recoveries surged to 40,25,079 while the active cases of COVID-19 crossed 10 lakh for the first time.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the Coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.63 per cent.
There are 10,09,976 active cases of COVID-19 in the country which comprises 19.73 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and and it went past 50 lakh on September 16.
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 6,05,65,728 samples have been tested up to September 16 with 11,36,613 samples being tested yesterday.
Meanwhile, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka Ashok Gasthi succumbed to COVID-19 today.
He was 55.
Gasthi is survived by wife and two daughters. They also tested positive and are undergoing treatment at Manipal hospital. The BJP leader, who had also served as the chairman of Karnataka Backward Classes Commission, had taken oath as a Rajya Sabha MP on July 22.
He was undergoing treatment for COVID since the past 15 days. (PTI)
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