India's COVID-19 cases have crossed the 8 million mark.

India’s COVID-19 cases breached the 8 million mark on Oct 29, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data.

India’s COVID-19 cases breached the 8 million mark on Oct 29, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data. As of Nov 2, 2020, the country has witnessed around 8.23 million cases and 123,000 deaths. However, the country’s recovery rate continued to improve with 7,544,798 recoveries till Nov 2, pushing the national recovery rate to 90.99 percent, reported Time of India.

India continues to have the second-highest tally of infections after the United States, which has recorded 8.9 million cases.

Cases in India have dipped sharply from September’s peak, but experts warn the onset of winter, and the current festival season could bring another spike, according to an Aljazeera report.

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