With 88,600 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 59.92 lakh

India has reported 88,600 new cases of coronavirus and 1,124 deaths in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 tally in the country now stands at 59,92,532, while the death toll rose to 94,503, according to Health Ministry data.

Of the total cases, 49,41,627 have been cured/discharged/migrated. There are 9,56,402 active cases of COVID-19 in India.

The recovery rate among coronavirus patients stands at 82.5%.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said over 7.12 crore samples have been tested up to September 26 of which 9,87,861 samples were tested yesterday.