NEW DELHI: While the total number of COVID cases in the country has surpassed 50 lakh, India has overtaken Brazil to become the nation with second-highest number of COVID-19 recoveries in the world. The USA, which ranks first in the total number of COVID cases, also has the highest number of recoveries.

India recorded 81,911 new cases on Tuesday and the death toll has surpassed 81,000 with 1,054 more people succumbing to the infection.