India’s coronavirus count crossed the 7.4 million marks Saturday after it registered 62,212 new cases, according to official statistics.
At least 837 new fatalities were also reported, bringing the death toll to 112,998. The fatality rate of 1.52% Friday was the lowest since March 22, the Union Health Ministry said.
More than 6.5 million patients have recovered from the virus, with 70,816 in the last 24 hours, pushing the recovery rate to 87.78%.
The number of active cases stands at 795,087 in India.