India`s COVID-19 caseload rises to 1964536, death toll over 40000; recovery rate 67.61%

India registered a single-day spike of 56,282 COVID-19 cases taking the country's tally to 19,64,536 on Thursday (August 6, 2020), while the death toll climbed to 40,699 with 904 new fatalities reported in 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data.