<p>A record single-day increase of 97,894 infections pushed India's Covid-19 tally to over 51 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 40 lakh on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-karnataka-maharashtra-delhi-tamil-nadu-west-bengal-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-september-17-888638.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on September 17</a></strong></p>.<p>The total coronavirus cases mounted to 51,18,253, while the death toll climbed to 83,198 with the virus claiming 1,132 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.</p>.<p>The total recoveries surged to 40,25,079 while the active cases of Covid-19 crossed 10 lakh for the first time.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html" target="_blank">15 countries with the highest number of cases, deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic</a></strong></p>.<p>The Covid-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.63 per cent.</p>.<p>There are 10,09,976 active cases of Covid-19 in the country which comprises 19.73 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, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and and it went past 50 lakh on September 16.</p>.<p>According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 6,05,65,728 samples have been tested up to September 16 with 11,36,613 samples being tested on Wednesday.</p>
<p>A record single-day increase of 97,894 infections pushed India's Covid-19 tally to over 51 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 40 lakh on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-karnataka-maharashtra-delhi-tamil-nadu-west-bengal-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-september-17-888638.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on September 17</a></strong></p>.<p>The total coronavirus cases mounted to 51,18,253, while the death toll climbed to 83,198 with the virus claiming 1,132 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.</p>.<p>The total recoveries surged to 40,25,079 while the active cases of Covid-19 crossed 10 lakh for the first time.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html" target="_blank">15 countries with the highest number of cases, deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic</a></strong></p>.<p>The Covid-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.63 per cent.</p>.<p>There are 10,09,976 active cases of Covid-19 in the country which comprises 19.73 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, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and and it went past 50 lakh on September 16.</p>.<p>According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 6,05,65,728 samples have been tested up to September 16 with 11,36,613 samples being tested on Wednesday.</p>