October 3, 2020: India's COVID-19 related deaths have crossed 1 lakh mark with 1,069 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

With 79,476 new cases, the tally has reached 64,73,545 which includes 9,44,996 active cases, 54,27,707 cured/discharged/migrated cases & 1,00,842 deaths according to the Union Health Ministry.

Karnataka with 1,12,005 active cases is the next on the list. While 4,99,506 patients have been cured in the state, the disease has claimed 9,119 lives so far.

Kerala with 77,564 active cases is also severely affected, however, 1,35,144 patients have been cured in the state and 791 people have died due to COVID-19.

In Andhra Pradesh, there are 56,897 active cases while 6,43,993 patients have been cured of the disease. Moreover, 5,900 people have succumbed to the virus in the state.

As many as 2,53,784 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged in the national capital, which has reported 5,438 deaths so far. Delhi currently has 26,450 active cases.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 7,78,50,403 samples have been tested up to October 2 for COVID-19 in the country. Out of these 11,32,675 samples were tested on Friday.

India has become the third country in the world after the US and Brazil to record 1 lakh deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It may be stated that even at one lakh, India reportedly has a much lower death rate than other worst-hit nations with almost 1,00,000 fatalities so far -- fewer than half the grisly toll of 2,05,000 recorded in the United States, which has roughly a quarter of the population.