New Delhi, September 26

The national caseload today reached 59,03,932, with daily recoveries (93,420) surpassing daily new (85,362) cases, taking the recovery rate to 82.14 per cent. The toll reached 93,379 after 1,089 deaths in the last 24 hours. The case fatality rate is now 1.58 per cent.

Total recoveries stood at 48,49,584 — five times the active cases — 9,60,969. The active cases now make up 16.28 per cent of all confirmed cases. The Covid-19 cases have neared the 60 lakh-mark after India crossed the 50-lakh mark on September 16. — TNS