NEW DELHI : India on Monday surpassed Russia and reached third spot among the worst coronavirus hit countries, with 697,413 covid-19 cases.
While India left behind Russia (686,777), it is now only behind Brazil (1,603,055) and the USA (2,888,729) in covid-19 burden.Globally, the number of covid-19 cases crossed 11,474,998 and deaths reached the mark of 534,825.
At the same time, India is having an impressive recovery rate of over 60% while the positivity rate is decreasing. Some states are having a positivity rate lower than the national average.“While India has reached number three in total caseload, the comforting fact is the high recovery rate of over 60% and low fatality rate,"’said Himanshu Sikka,Lead - Health, Nutrition & WASH, IPE.