Photos: India’s Covid-19 case tally crosses 6 million
Updated On Sep 28, 2020 06:03 PM IST
India crossed six million coronavirus cases on September 27 and continues to close in on the United States as the most-infected nation, as authorities press ahead with reigniting the economy. The country has for several weeks reported around 90,000 new cases daily -- the highest in the world. Over 95,000 people in India have died from the disease so far.
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Health care workers screen a woman during door-to-door checkups in Jogeshwari, Mumbai on September 27. The Union Health Ministry’s Covid-19 update on September 28 shows that 82,170 new cases of coronavirus infection recorded in the last 24 hours have pushed the nationwide tally past 6 million. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)
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An aspirant collects a face mask as he arrives at a test centre to appear for the JEE Advanced exam in Noida on September 27. The latest million infections were recorded in just 11 days. The number of deaths from the disease meanwhile approaches 100,000, and the number of those who have so far recovered has surpassed five million. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)
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A family at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on September 26. India remains the second worst affect country by the virus, behind only the United States. India’s case fatality rate (CFR) at 1.6% remains nearly half of the global average of 3.1%. The number of deaths reported in the country per million population has seen a jump of 42% in September alone — from 50 deaths per million to 71, HT reported. (Amal KS / HT Photo)
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A man inquires at a help desk during coronavirus testing at a dispensary in New Delhi on September 27. Out of the 60,74,703 Covid-19 cases logged in the country, 9,62,640 are active cases while 50,16,521 patients have been cured or discharged from hospitals, health ministry data shows. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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A health worker (R) hands over a collected swab sample to colleagues during coronavirus testing in New Delhi on September 27. On September 1, a total of 50 people died for every million residents in the country. This number increased to 62 by September 15, and, as on September 27, this stands at 71 deaths per million residents, according to HT’s Covid-19 dashboard. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
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A health worker sorts samples collected to test for Covid-19 in Dhankawadi, Pune on September 27. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the cumulative total samples tested up to September 27 is 7,19,67,230 . The number of samples tested on September 27 is 7,09,394. (Ravindra Joshi / HT Photo)
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A health worker checks vitals of a patient at a Covid-19 Care Centre in New Delhi on September 27. India has had the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the world since the first week of August, accounting for more than a quarter of all recorded infections since then. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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