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COVID-19: Eight Indian states record over 1 lakh cases
Northeast Now | 21/08/2020 09:00 AM | Click to read full article
The states are- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal, and Bihar.
India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 28,369,25 on Thursday with a record single-day spike of 69,652 infections. The recoveries also increased to 20,96,664, taking the recovery rate to 73.91 percent. The death toll climbed to 53,866 with 977 new fatalities. On July 17, the country recorded 10 lakh cases and this doubled to 20 lakh in 20 days on August 7.
