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With highest single day spike of 83,883 cases, India's COVID-19 tally crosses 38 lakh mark

3rd-September-2020

NEW DELHI: India reported the highest single day spike of 83,883 new Coronavirus cases, taking the National caseload past 38 lakh mark, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Thursday.

The cumulative death toll reached 67,376 after 1,043 new deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours. The Coronavirus cases in the country stands at 38,53,407 including 8,15,538 active cases and 29,70,493 cured/discharged/migrated.

Maharashtra reported 2,02,048 active Coronavirus cases, the highest in the country. A total of 11,72,179 samples were collected for COVID-19 testing on Wednesday, taking the total number of samples tested for Coronavirus in the country to over 4.55 crores, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed.