As India crosses 20 lakh COVID-19 cases in the country with several new hotspots coming up, Reality Check takes a look at the numbers, and what they indicate. | NDTV

The number of coronavirus infections in India has crossed the 56000 mark. The latest report by the health ministry said that there are 56342 covid-19 cases in the country while 1886 people have lost their lives due to the deadly coronavirus. Over 3000 cases were reported for the second continuous day across India. It took just four days to reach the 56000 mark from 40000, health ministry data said. Meanwhile, the doubling rate for covid-19 cases worsened to 10.2 days over the last seven days in