With a spike of 54,044 new cases and 717 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 count crossed the 76-lakh mark on Wednesday, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
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According to the MoHFW, the Covid-19 count in the country is at 76,51,108, including 7,40,090 active cases.
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The number of cured and discharged or migrated patients has also neared 68-lakh and is at 67,95,103 in the country.
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With 717 deaths, the toll due to the disease now stands at 1,15,914.
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Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected State with 1,74,265 active cases. However, 13,92,308 patients have been cured and discharged in the state, while the disease has claimed 42,453 lives so far.
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With 6297 more people contracting coronavirus on Tuesday, the total tally in Karnataka rose to over 7.76 lakh with over a lakh cases termed 'active' by the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services.
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Further, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that a total of 8,68,77,242 samples have been tested for Covid-19 so far in the country. Out of these, 10,78,544 samples were tested on Saturday alone.
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