TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ India saw a record single-day jump of 40,425 COVID-19 cases, pushing its tally past the 11-lakh mark on Monday, while the total number of recoveries crossed 7 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll due to the disease rose to 27,497 with 681 fatalities reported in one day.
The data updated at 8 am on Monday showed that the total number of COVID-19 cases stands at 11,18,043. India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 11-lakh mark, just three days after it crossed the ten-lakh mark. There are 3,90,459 active cases in the country, while 7,00,086 people have recovered and one person has migrated. The recovery rate stands at 62.61 per cent.
The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners. This is the first time that the single-day spike has crossed the 40,000-mark. According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 1,40,47,908 samples have been tested up to July 19 with 2,56,039 samples being tested on Sunday.
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