India Added 95,000 New COVID Cases In 24 Hours And We Still Haven't Reached The Peak Yet

India made another record after adding more than 95,000 cases in a day, the biggest one-day spike so far.

The country saw a record single-day spike of 95,735 infections and 1,172 fatalities taking India¡¯s COVID-19 caseload past 44 lakh and death toll to 75,062, while recoveries surged to 34,71,783 on Thursday.

The total cases mounted to 44,65,863, the union health ministry said.

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The COVID-19 fatality rate has further dropped to 1.68 per cent while the recovery rate was recorded at 77.74 per cent.

India currently has 9,19,018 active cases which comprise 20.58 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

India¡¯s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20 lakh mark on August 7, it went past 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5.

Multiple studies have suggested that India is far from COVID peak as it is now the worst hit Asian country and world's second worst-affected country.

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According to researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), number of COVID-19 cases recorded per day in India may surge to 2.87 lakh by early 2021 if a vaccine or treatment isn¡¯t developed soon.

It predicted that India may record the highest number of fresh cases in the world by the end of winter in 2021.

Further, without a vaccine or treatment, over 24.9 crore cases and 18 lakh deaths may be reported globally by spring next year (March-May), the study claimed.