The death toll in India from coronavirus has topped the number of lives lost in China, where the pandemic started. The total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 165799 with death toll rising to 4706, according to latest figures released by Ministry of Health.
China so far confirmed 4,638 fatalities from COVID-19 and 84,106 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. India's reported cases of 165,799 infections is the ninth highest globally after 7,466 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in past 24 hours, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Health ministry data released today showed there were 89,987 active coronavirus cases in India while 71,105 have recovered so far, indicating a recovery rate of 42.88%.