Over the past one week, India's average of new COVID-19 cases is 60,000 per day, which is quite alarming as this number is much higher than the US and Brazil, top two countries in coronavirus tally.
The country- third worst-affected by the pandemic after the United States and Brazil - has been reporting a higher daily surge in caseload for the past 12 days, according to the World Health Organisation data.?
The United States, the pandemic of the epicentre - has logged over 53 lakh cases so far, Brazil has recorded about 33 lakh cases, about 7 lakh more than India.?
India's recovery rate has shown a drastic improvement over the past few weeks as it now stands at 72 per cent. Additionally, India's fatality rate is falling sharply and is currently below two per cent.
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are the five states with the highest number of coronavirus cases.
With nearly six lakh cases, Maharashtra is the worst-hit in the country by the outbreak.