The COVID-19 tally in India rises to 26,47,663, including 50,921 deaths.

India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 26,47,663 with 50,921 total deaths recorded in the country as of August 17, 2020.

India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 26,47,663 with 50,921 total deaths recorded in the country as of August 17, 2020.The COVID-19 total count in India reached to 2647663 on August 17, 2020, with the single-day spike of 57,981 infections, while the death toll crossed the mark with 50,921 and 941 new fatalities reported in a day.

The recoveries surged to at least 19 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 72.51% while 6.7 lakh active cases in the country.

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