New Delhi: With over 20,000 daily cases for the fifth consecutive days, India’s COVID-19 cases crossed the 7 lakh-mark on Tuesday.
As many as 22,252 new cases and 467 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours across the country, according to the Ministry of Health.
The country’s total positive cases now stand at 7,19,665 including 20,160 deaths and 2,59,557 active cases.
4,39,948 people have been treated and discharged so far, the Health Ministry stated.
India has now overtaken Russia to become the third worst hit nation in the world, only after US and Brazil.