India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 20 lakh mark on August 7, it went past 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5.
According to ICMR, a total of 5,29,34,433 samples have been tested up to September 9 with 11,29,756 samples being tested on Wednesday.
Global numbers
Across the world, there have now been over 27.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. In total, 27,766,325 confirmed cases have been reported as of Thursday morning.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the global death toll due to COVID-19 stands at 902,468. Another 18,703,758 people have recovered from the disease.
In many countries, official data includes only deaths reported in hospitals, not those in homes or nursing homes.
The US has recorded 6,359,720 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus. India is in second place with 4,370,128, followed by Brazil (4,197,889), Russia (1,037,526) and Peru (696,190).
The US has also recorded the highest death toll, with 190,815 fatalities so far. The death toll has also been high in Brazil (128,539), India (73,890), Mexico (69,049), the UK (41,683), Italy (35,577), France (30,805), and Peru (30,123).
(With agency inputs)
