Coronavirus Highlights: India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 18.5-lakh mark on Tuesday, two days after it went past 17 lakh, with 52,050 cases being reported in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The country now has 18,55,745 infections of the deadly virus which has affected more than 18 million people globally. With 803 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the number of deaths count has climbed to 38,938, the government said. Several prominent public figures in the country, including Home Minister Amit Shah, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, have tested positive for the virus, which has led to the death of a minister in the Uttar Pradesh government.
More than 12.3 lakh patients have recovered; the recovery rate stood at 66.30 per cent this morning. The positivity rate - percentage of patients who have tested positive for coronavirus - stood at 7.86 per cent.
