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From 1 lakh to 2 lakh: India's daily covid cases double in just 10 days
Covid-19 cases.The death toll increased to 1,73,123 with 1,038 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 3, 2020 the data updated at 8 am showed.With over 1 lakh infections per day for the ninth consecutive day, India has added 13,88,515 cases in nine days.Also Read | Restaurants are now down to the waterlineRegistering a steady increase for the 36th day in a row, the active cases have increased to 14,71,877, comprising 10.46 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 88.31 per cent.The active caseload was at its lowest at 1,35,926 on February 12 and it was at its highest at 10,17,754 on September 18, 2020.India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August