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COVID-19: India again breaches 78,000-mark, tally mounts to 36 lakh
Updated On: 31 August, 2020 11:58 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit with a total of 7,64,281 cases and 24,103 deaths

Members of Shia Muslim community undergo thermal screening before entering the Shia Jama Masjid during Muharram, in New Delhi. Pic/PTI
India recorded 78,512 fresh Coronavirus cases in the past 24-hours continuing its unabated surge of highest daily infections as the national tally mounted to 3,621,245, revealed Health Ministry data on Monday. With 971 more deaths, the toll has climbed to 64,469 so far.
Out of the total confirmed cases, 7,81,975 are active cases, while a total of 2,77,48,01 have recovered from the virus so far. With 60,868 recoveries in a day, the recovery rate stood at 76.61 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.79 per cent.

