{"id":14875,"date":"2020-08-14T03:11:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T03:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=14875"},"modified":"2020-08-14T03:11:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T03:11:42","slug":"highest-single-day-spike-of-67k-cases-takes-indias-tally-to-2-3m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=14875","title":{"rendered":"Highest single day spike of 67K cases takes India&#8217;s tally to 2.3M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><picture class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image sp-no-webp\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/COVID-2-780x470.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/COVID-2-780x470.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/COVID-2-780x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image sp-no-webp\" height=\"470\" width=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/COVID-2-780x470.jpg\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p><strong>New Delhi: <\/strong>India on Thursday registered highest single-day spike of 66,999 cases and reported 942 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s coronavirus tally touched 23,96,638 including 6,53,622 active cases, 16,95,982 discharged and 47,033 deaths.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><picture class=\"wp-image-1946459 sp-no-webp\"><source data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-536x402.jpg 536w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1946459 sp-no-webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-536x402.jpg 536w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1.jpg 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-1024x768.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1946459 sp-no-webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1-536x402.jpg 536w, https:\/\/cdn.siasat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/covid-cases1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>Source: worldometer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Active coronavirus cases in Maharashtra stand at 1,47,820, the highest in the country followed by Andhra Pradesh with 90,425 active cases.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 8,30,391 samples, the highest in a single day, were tested on August 12 and 2,68,45,688 samples have been tested so far, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).<\/p>\n<div class=\"google_news_bar\"> Subscribe us on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMNfwhQsw6qSDAw?oc=3&amp;ceid=IN:en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Google News\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-news\" alt=\"The Siasat Daily - 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