<p>India's Covid-19 infection tally sprinted past 40 lakh, just 13 days after it crossed 30 lakh, with a record 86,432 cases being reported in a day, while recoveries have surged to 31,07,223 on Saturday pushing the recovery rate to 77.23 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry.</p>.<p>The total coronavirus cases mounted to 40,23,179, while the death toll climbed to 69,561 with 1,089 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, data updated at 8 am showed.</p>.<p>India's Covid-19 cases jumped from 10 lakh to 20 lakh in 21 days. It took 16 more days to race past 30 lakh and 13 days more to cross the 40-lakh mark.</p>.<p>It took 110 days for the Covid-19 cases in the country to reach one lakh while it had taken 59 days more to go past the 10-lakh post.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-coronavirus-vaccine-karnataka-maharashtra-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-gujarat-west-bengal-bangalore-mumbai-new-delhi-chennai-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-876781.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The Covid-19 case fatality rate due to the novel coronavirus infection has further declined to 1.73 per cent.</p>.<p>There are 8,46,395 active cases of coronavirus infection, which is 21.04 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.</p>.<p>India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 and went past 30 lakh on August 23.</p>.<p>According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a cumulative total of 4,77,38,491 samples have been tested up to Sept. 4 with 10,59,346 samples being tested on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/icmr-issues-advisory-allowing-testing-on-demand-for-covid-19-882665.html" target="_blank">ICMR issues advisory allowing 'testing on demand' for Covid-19</a></strong></p>
<p>India's Covid-19 infection tally sprinted past 40 lakh, just 13 days after it crossed 30 lakh, with a record 86,432 cases being reported in a day, while recoveries have surged to 31,07,223 on Saturday pushing the recovery rate to 77.23 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry.</p>.<p>The total coronavirus cases mounted to 40,23,179, while the death toll climbed to 69,561 with 1,089 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, data updated at 8 am showed.</p>.<p>India's Covid-19 cases jumped from 10 lakh to 20 lakh in 21 days. It took 16 more days to race past 30 lakh and 13 days more to cross the 40-lakh mark.</p>.<p>It took 110 days for the Covid-19 cases in the country to reach one lakh while it had taken 59 days more to go past the 10-lakh post.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-coronavirus-vaccine-karnataka-maharashtra-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-gujarat-west-bengal-bangalore-mumbai-new-delhi-chennai-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-876781.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The Covid-19 case fatality rate due to the novel coronavirus infection has further declined to 1.73 per cent.</p>.<p>There are 8,46,395 active cases of coronavirus infection, which is 21.04 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.</p>.<p>India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 and went past 30 lakh on August 23.</p>.<p>According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a cumulative total of 4,77,38,491 samples have been tested up to Sept. 4 with 10,59,346 samples being tested on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/icmr-issues-advisory-allowing-testing-on-demand-for-covid-19-882665.html" target="_blank">ICMR issues advisory allowing 'testing on demand' for Covid-19</a></strong></p>