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Covid-19: Over 61k cases in 24 hours in India; death toll above 42k
Published : Aug 8, 2020, 10:46 am IST
Updated : Aug 8, 2020, 10:46 am IST
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The cases of coronavirus are increasing day by day in India. Meanwhile, 61,537 more novel coronavirus cases were recorded in India

New Delhi: The cases of coronavirus are increasing day by day in India. Meanwhile, 61,537 more novel coronavirus cases were recorded in India, taking the tally to 20,88,611 on Saturday, while the death toll rose to 42,518 with 933 more fatalities.

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The number of recoveries surged to 14,27,005 and the recovery rate rose to 68.32 per cent.

There are 6,19,088 active cases of the coronavirus disease, comprising 29.64 per cent of the caseload. A total of 61,537 cases were added in a day, taking the tally to 20,88,611, it said.

CoronavirusCoronavirusThis was the 10th day in a row that the Covid-19 tally increased by more than 50,000.

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As many as 5,98,778 samples were tested on Friday, taking the total to 2,33,87,171 so far, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.

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