Record spike of 28,701 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, India's tally crosses 8.78 lakh

A worker sanitizes Durgiana Temple premises during the complete lockdown on weekend imposed by the state government as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, in Amritsar, Sunday, July 12, 2020. (PTI Photo)

India saw yet another record single-day jump of 28,701 Covid-19 cases, pushing its tally to 8,78,254 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 23,174 with 500 people succumbing to the infection, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

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The number of recoveries stands at 5,53,470, while there are 3,01,609 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country and one person has migrated, the updated data at 8 am showed.

"Thus, around 63.01 per cent of patients have recovered so far," an official said.

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The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners.

This was the fourth consecutive day that Covid-19 cases in the country have increased by more than 26,000.

According to the ICMR, 1,18,06,256 samples had been tested for Covid-19 till July 12, of these 2,19,103 samples were tested on Sunday.

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