India’s COVID-19 caseload sprinted past the 70-lakh mark on Sunday. The total number of recoveries too crossed 60 lakh, according to data from states and union territories.
Union health ministry data updated today at 8 am showed a single-day spike of 74,383 infections, taking the country’s COVID-19 tally of cases to 70,53,806, while the death toll climbed to 1,08,334 with 918 people succumbing to the disease in a day.
However, by Saturday night, a PTI tally showed India’s COVID-19 caseload at 70,43,143, death toll at 1,08,286 and recoveries at 60,66,031.