In a shocking development, India's coronavirus tally jumped to 29,75,701 on Saturday with the highest one-day spike of 69,878 new infections.
India's Covid-19 tally neared the 3 million-mark as it remained the third worst-hit country in the world after the US and Brazil.
The number of active cases in the country stands at 6,97,330 while 22,22,577 patients have been discharged so far, according to Union health ministry.
India recorded 945 fatalities in the last 24 hours, which pushed the death toll due to the disease to 55,794. The death rate has been low compared to most other majorly hit countries, and recoveries are on a steady rise. The recovery rate has reached another high of 74.69 per cent.
India's Covid-19 tally neared the 3 million-mark as it remained the third worst-hit country in the world after the US and Brazil.
The number of active cases in the country stands at 6,97,330 while 22,22,577 patients have been discharged so far, according to Union health ministry.
India recorded 945 fatalities in the last 24 hours, which pushed the death toll due to the disease to 55,794. The death rate has been low compared to most other majorly hit countries, and recoveries are on a steady rise. The recovery rate has reached another high of 74.69 per cent.