India Reports 40,000 COVID Cases For First Time, Total Recoveries Crosses 7 Lakh

TPI Staff July 20, 2020

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Total Number Of Coronavirus Cases In India Rises To 694; Death Toll Reaches 16

Mumbai: According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare India’s COVID-19 case crossed the 11 lakh mark with the highest one-day spike of 40,425 new cases in the last 24 hours and 681 deaths in the last 24 hours.

The total cases in the country are now 11,18,043, while the death toll is 27,497.

The Health Ministry said the total number of cases includes 3,90,459 active cases and 7,00,087 patients have been cured/discharged/migrated.

Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 1,40,47,908 samples have been tested for COVID-19 till July 19, of which 2,56,039 samples were tested yesterday.

Maharashtra remains the worst affected state with 3,10,455 cases reported until Sunday.

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