India’s COVID-19 Tally Crosses 32 Lakh; Death Toll at 59,449
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India's COVID-19 tally on Wednesday, 26 August crossed the 32 lakh-mark with 67,151 new cases in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 case tally in the country now stands at 32,34,475 including 7,07,267 active cases, 24,67,759 cured/discharged/migrated and 59,449 deaths.
India has exponentially scaled up its testing to 10 lakh per day in August, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
As the testing has increased, there has been a steady decline in the positivity rate in India, a Union health ministry official said at a briefing on Tuesday.
- Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said India and Russia are in touch regarding the ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine developed by the latter country, with initial information having been shared
- Karnataka Congress State President DK Shivakumar has tested positive for COVID-19
- Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 10,425 new COVID-19 cases and 329 fatalities, taking the tally in the state to 7,03,823
- Delhi reported 1,544 new COVID-19 cases and 17 fatalities, taking the case tally in the national capital to 1,64,071 and the death toll to 4,330
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India Scaled Up Testing to 10 Lakh Per Day in August, Says Govt
India has exponentially scaled up its testing to 10 lakh per day in August, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
“India has exponentially scaled its testing from one in January to 10 lakhs/day in August 2020. With Positivity Rate progressively falling, testing has worked as an effective tool to limit the spread of COVID-19 infection,” the ministry tweeted.
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COVID-19 Tally Crosses 32 Lakh; Death Toll at 59,449
India's COVID-19 tally on Wednesday, 26 August crossed the 32 lakh-mark with 67,151 new cases in the last 24 hours.
The COVID-19 case tally in the country now stands at 32,34,475 including 7,07,267 active cases, 24,67,759 cured/discharged/migrated and 59,449 deaths.
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Giving update on Naik’s health, Goa CM Pramod Sawant told ANI:
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Delhi recorded a total of 1,673 fresh COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths on Wednesday, 26 August.
14,888 New COVID-19 Cases In Maharashtra, 295 Deaths
14,888 new COVID-19 cases and 295 deaths reported in Maharashtra on 26 August. The total number of positive cases now stands at 7,18,711 including 5,22,427 recoveries and 1,72,873 active cases, said that state health department.
530 New COVID-19 Cases In Uttarakhand
530 new COVID-19 cases reported in Uttarakhand on 26 August. The total number of cases in the State now at 16,549 including 11,524 recovered, 4,749 active and 219 deaths, said the state health department.