New Delhi: India's COVID-19 case tally at 33.87 lakh with a record spike of 77,266 fresh cases, & 1,057 deaths in the last 24 hours. COVID-19 case tally in the country stands at 33,87,501 including 7,42,023 active cases, 25,83,948 cured/discharged/migrated & 61,529 deaths, said Health Ministry. Active cases in Maharashtra have reached 1,78,561, the highest in the country followed by Andhra Pradesh with 94,209. 9,01,338 samples were tested on August 27 while overall over 3.94 crore samples have been tested so far, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The Union Health Ministry informed that more than three-fourth of cases have recovered in the past 5 months and less than one-fourth are active. "In the past 5 months, more than 3/4 of cases have recovered and less than 1/4 are active now. Effective implementation of the Centre's strategic and graded TEST-TRACK-TREAT approach has led to higher recoveries and lower fatality," MOHFW tweeted.
