With 54,028 new Covid-19 infections, India's total cases have surged to 7,813,668, the death toll has mounted to 117,992, according to the latest update by Worldometer.

Iran PressAsia: Today(Saturday) is the 215th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. India’s COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 89.5 percent.

The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 42,463,052. While 31,417,538 have recovered, 1,148,698 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 8,746,953 cases. It is followed by India, which has 7,813,668 cases, Brazil (5,355,650), and Russia (1,480,646).

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