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India records 78,524 new COVID-19 cases, 971 deaths in a day; tally crosses 68-lakh mark

New Delhi, 8-Oct-2020

India on Thursday recorded as many as 78,524 new coronavirus cases and 971 deaths in the last 24 hours, the lowest in months, according to Union health ministry data. India's COVID-19 tally crossed 68 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases. The total cases of coronavirus infections stand at 68,35,656 while the death toll climbed to 1,05,526 the data updated at 8 am showed. Out of these 9,02,425 are active cases, 58,27,705 recovered, according to the health ministry. The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 36 million mark, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,054,600, according to the Johns Hopkins University.