New Delhi: 03 Aug
India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 18-lakh mark on Monday, with 52,972 cases being reported in a day. The country now has 18,03,695 infections of the deadly virus which has affected more than 18 million people globally. With 771 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the number of deaths count has climbed to 38,135, the government said. More than 11.86 patients have recovered; the recovery rate stood at 65.76 per cent this morning. India has tested a total of 2,02,02,858 samples so far. The positivity rate – percentage of patients who have tested positive for coronavirus – stood at 13.90 per cent.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa have tested positive for coronavirus.
