Covid cases top 58 lakh, recoveries surge for 7th straight day

India's coronavirus case tally crossed 58-lakh mark with a spike of 86,052 new cases & 1,141 deaths in last 24 hours, data released by health ministry on Friday morning showed. The fatalities due to the virus have now topped 92,000. On the positive side, recoveries surpassed new cases for the 7th straight day on Friday. More than 47 and a half lakh people have so far recovered from the contagion. There are around 9.7 lakh active Covid cases in India as of Friday.