Photos: India’s Covid-19 tally at 3.69 million, day after 80k case spike

India became the first country in the world to record over 80,000 cases of covid-19 infection in a single day on August 30. So far, 65,288 people have died of the viral infection across the country. India’s case fatality rate (CFR) however – the proportion of deaths among those who test positive for the infection – stands at 1.77% as of August 31, much lower than the global average of 3.34%. States that have been reporting the highest number of cases and deaths have been asked by the health ministry to undertake aggressive measures and ensure higher testing, effective clinical management to save lives, and efficient monitoring at various levels.

Updated on: Sep 01, 2020 11:53 AM IST

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Health care workers conduct door to door screenings of residents in Saki Naka, Mumbai on August 30. India became the first country in the world on August 30 to report more than 80,000 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in a single day, as the outbreak continued to grow and set new records. A total of 80,097 new infections were reported on the day, according to HT’s dashboard. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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A health worker reflected in a mirror adjusts their safety glasses while waiting for patients to be tested for Covid-19 in New Delhi on August 31. To contextualise the size of the daily tally, China, where the virus originated in December 2019, has a total 85,031 confirmed infections to date. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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BMC medical staff conduct rapid antigen tests of residents at BDD chawl in Dadar, Mumbai on August 29. After the August 30 spike, the seven-day average of daily cases in the country stands at 73,318, also a new global record, and taking it higher than the seven-day daily case peak recorded in the United States when the number touched 69,330 for the week ending July 25. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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A health worker tests collected samples for infection using rapid antigen kits in Pune on August 30. The current cumulative tally of cases stands at 36,91,166 with 7,85,996 active and 28,39,882 discharged or cured cases. The death toll from the disease stands at 65,288 according to the health ministry’s bulletin. (Ravindra Joshi / HT Photo)

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Police personnel screen vehicles on the Howrah Bridge during a biweekly lockdown in Kolkata on August 31. Nearly 70% of all new cases are being reported from just seven states with other states reporting the rest. Maharashtra tops this list of contributors, followed by Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. (Ashok Bhaumik / PTI)

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People out on a cloudy day at Lodhi Garden in New Delhi on August 30. States that have been reporting the highest number of cases and deaths have been asked by the health ministry to undertake aggressive measures and ensure higher testing, effective clinical management to save lives, and efficient monitoring at various levels. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A health worker shows the result of a nasal swab test for COVID-19 during a door to door test drive in Guwhati on August 29. To effectively control the spread of Covid-19, the government has focused on ramping up the testing capacity to over one million a day. India has breached the mark thrice – on August 21 with 1.02 million tests, on August 30 with 1.05 million tests and August 31 with 1.01 million tests. (Anupam Nath / AP)

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A woman who recovered from Covid-19 infection consults a doctor at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi on August 30. In the last 24 hours, 10,16,920 tests were conducted taking the total number of tests conducted so far in the country to over 43 million till August 31 midnight. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)