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DATA STORY: India tests over 1 mn in day, adds nearly 79,000 coronavirus cases to tally

India now accounts for 11.23% of all active cases globally (one in every 9 active cases), and 7.50% of all deaths (one in every 13)

A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a sample using a swab from a man at a local health centre to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), amid the spread of the disease at Ajmeri Gate area, in Delhi.

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4 min read Last Updated : Aug 30 2020 | 12:45 PM IST

India conducted its highest single-day number of coronavirus tests on Saturday, at 1,055,027 – the second instance of more than 1 million tests in a day. The country on Sunday reported its biggest daily spike of 78,761 to take its total count of confirmed cases to 3,542,733. With 948 deaths being reported in 24 hours, the total numbers of fatalities in India due to Covid-19 reached 63,498, which was 7.5 per cent of the global toll.

The third-most-affected country by total cases, second by active cases, and fourth by death toll, India has added 497,793 cases in the past

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