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Covid-19 tally crosses 2.64 mn in India, death toll over 50,000 mark: Govt

The number of tests for detection of Covid-19 also crossed the three crore-mark in the country, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research

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According to the ICMR, a total of 3,00,41,400 samples were tested for Covid-19 in the country till August 16, including 7,31,697 on Sunday.

Press Trust of India New Delhi
With 57,981 new cases, India's Covid-19 tally rose to 26,47,663 on Monday. The death toll due to the disease crossed the 50,000-mark with 941 fresh fatalities, according to the Union health ministry.

The number of people who have recovered from the disease went up to 19,19,842 in the country, pushing the recovery rate to 72.51 per cent, according to health ministry data updated at 8 am.

The number of tests for detection of Covid-19 also crossed the three crore-mark in the country, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

The death toll due to Covid-19 climbed to 50,921

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