Spike of 55,079 cases and 876 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours

By  Gitanjali Mangal August 18th 2020 01:56 PM -- Updated: August 18th 2020 02:01 PM

Coronavirus Cases are rising at a rapid speed in India. The cases have spiked to 55,079 cases and 876 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours.

According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; In the last 24 hours, The COVID19 tally in the country rises to 27,02,743 including 6,73,166 active cases, 19,77,780 discharged/migrated & 51,797 deaths.

A new peak of 8.97 lakh COVID19 tests done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positive cases have remained low, 8.81% compared to the weekly national average, 8.84%.

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According to Government of India, The country has also recorded the highest single-day recoveries of 57,584 in the last 24 hours. This is higher than the confirmed cases added during the same period (55,079).

-PTC News

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