Covid-19 cases in India continued to spread at fastest pace in the world as the country geared up to reopen its multiplexes, theme parks and schools in the fifth stage of unlocking the economy.
The country added over 81,000 new cases in 24 hours taking the total tally to nearly 64 lakh in Asia’s third-largest economy, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Oct. 2. This included 53 lakh people who’ve recovered and nearly 1 lakh who’ve succumbed to the disease.
Key Figures
- Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases: 63,94,068
- Active cases: 9,42,217
- Cured/discharged/migrated: 53,52,078
- Deaths: 99,773
- Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 81,484
- One-day recoveries: 78,877
- One-day deaths: 1,095
After reaching nearly 98,000 cases on Sept. 17, daily additions remained below the 90,000 mark for eleventh straight days now. However, this is still fastest rate of infections…