COVID-19 recoveries in India cross 21-lakh mark, active cases stand at 6.9 lakh; recovery rate over 74%

India's total of COVID-19 infections crossed the 29-lakh mark with a single-day spike of 68,898 while the recoveries have increased to 21,58,946 taking the recovery rate to over 74 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Friday (August 21, 2020).