With 85,362 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 59 lakh

India has reported 85,362 new cases of coronavirus and 1,089 deaths in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 tally in the country now stands at 59,03,932, while the death toll rose to 93,379, according to Health Ministry data.

Of the total cases, 48,49,584 have been cured/discharged/migrated. There are 9,60,969 active cases of COVID-19 in India.

The recovery rate among coronavirus patients stands at 82.14%.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said over 7.02 crore samples have been tested up to September 25 of which 13,41,535 samples were tested yesterday.