India's coronavirus count crosses 1 crore; recovery rate at 95.46%
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India's total COVID-19 caseload on Saturday crossed the 1 crore-mark as it reported 25,153 new cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The country crossed the grim milestone almost eleven months after the first case was reported on January 30 in Thrissur district of Kerala. Since then, the country has recorded 1,00,04,599 coronavirus cases and 1,45,136 deaths.
The number of COVID-19 infections had crossed the 10 lakh-mark on July 17; 20 lakh on August 7; 30 lakh on August 23; 40 lakh on September 5; 50 lakh on September 16; 60 lakh on September 28; 70 lakh on October 11; 80 lakh on October 29; and 90 lakh on November 20.
While it took over five months to touch 10 lakh, it amassed 60 lakh with August and October.
As per the government, the total numbers of recovered and active cases in the country are 95,50,712 and 3,08,751 respectively. The country's death toll stands at 1,45,136.
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