India has surpassed the total number of covid-19, commonly known as the coronavirus, cases in China and is likely to cross Iran’s count in about a week if the curve does not bend downside.
While India has reported 85,940 cases so far, China, the starting point of the deadly virus, has recorded 84,038 cases, according to the Johns Hopkins University & Medicine live dashboard for the disease.
Iran has 116,635 confirmed cases as on Saturday. Globally, India now ranks 11th on the list of total confirmed cases. However, the global fatality rate is 6.9%, while that of India is 3.23%, according to Harsh Vardhan, Union health minister.