India crossed the 2-million mark in the number of infections late on August 6. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India crossed three million on August 22, show data collated from various State Health Departments. The Health Ministry data, updated at 8 a.m. IST put the tally at 29,75,701 with a record spike of 69,874 infections. Recoveries surged to 22,22,577 pushing the recovery rate to 74.69% according to the Ministry. India crossed the 2-million mark in the number of infections late on August 6, as per State Health Departments.

Source: The Hindu August 22, 2020 15:11 UTC