COVID-19: Record Spike of Over 64K Cases, 861 Fatalities Takes India’s Tally Beyond 21 Lakh-mark | Key Points

Meanwhile, the death toll has reached 43,379 as 861 people succumbed to the disease while battling the virus in the last 24 hours. 

Updated: August 9, 2020 11:22 AM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Surabhi Shaurya

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New Delhi: India on Sunday recorded highest single-day spike of 64,399 coronavirus cases, taking the total tally to 21,53,011. Notably, this is the third consecutive day that the COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 60,000.

As per the Health Ministry data, there are 6,28,747 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), comprising 29.20 per cent of the total caseload in the country.

Meanwhile, the death toll has reached 43,379 as 861 people succumbed to the disease while battling the virus in the last 24 hours.

The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said, adding that state-wise distribution of figures was subject to further verification and reconciliation.

The number of recoveries, on the other hand, climbed to 14,80,884, with record 53,879 more people recuperating in a day.

Top developments: 

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 19.2 million, while the deaths have increased to over 719,000.

Seven people were killed after a massive fire brok out at a makeshift COVID19 facility in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijaywada.

Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed shock & grief over the fire mishap and enquired about the cause of the accident. “He directed the concerned officials to take up the rescue measures and admit the injured in nearby hospitals”, tweeted Andhra Pradesh CM’s Office.

The government has carried out a test of 7,19,364 samples in the last 24 hours to check the infection. The cumulative total samples tested up to August 8 are 2,41,06,535.

With the total number of 4,90,262 cases, Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state in India. However, in the last 24 hours, the active cases went down by 723 and a total of 10,906 people recovered from the virus in the state.

Rajasthan detects 596 fresh COVID-19 positive cases and 6 deaths, taking the total positive cases and deaths to 51,924 and 784 respectively. Active cases in the state stand at 13,847, said state Health Department.

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