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India's COVID-19 tally hurtled past the 30-lakh mark on Saturday night, just 15 days after it crossed 20 lakh, while the total number of recoveries too surged to 22.71 lakh, according to data from states and union territories.
Union health ministry data updated on Saturday 8 am showed a record single-day spike of 69,874 infections, taking the country's COVID-19 caseload to 29,75,701, while the death count due to the disease climbed to 55,794 with 945 fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.
However, by night, India's COVID-19 cases rose to 30,05,281, up by 29,580 since the last update 24 hours ago.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said Friday it hopes the planet will be rid of the coronavirus pandemic in less than two years -- faster than it took for the Spanish flu. "We hope to finish this pandemic before less than two years," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters from the WHO's headquarters in Geneva, insisting that it should be possible to tame the novel coronavirus faster than the deadly 1918 pandemic.
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COVID-19: Haryana sees one-day jump of 1,161 cases, 12 more die
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Coronavirus: Record 1,226 new cases in Madhya Pradesh, 21 deaths
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COVID-19: Bengal tally climbs to 1,35,596 with 3,232 new infections
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COVID-19: Punjab's death count crosses 1,000 mark with 45 more fatalities
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COVID-19: Gujarat adds record 1,212 cases in day; 14 die
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COVID-19: Andhra Pradesh records 10,276 fresh cases,97 fatalities
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COVID-19: 5,375 cases reported in Uttar Pradesh
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Coronavirus: Kerala records 2,171 cases; tally crosses 55,000 mark
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COVID-19: 240 people arrested in a month for defying curbs in UP's Noida and Greater Noida
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COVID-19: Delhi containment zones rise to 591 from 539 on August 1
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COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 74.69%, case fatality dips to 1.87%: Health ministry
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COVID-19: Rajasthan's death count reaches 938 with 5 new fatalities; tally of cases rises to 68,566
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COVID-19: 280 new cases in Tripura push tally to 8,389
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COVID-19: India Crosses "Significant Milestone", Conducts Over 1 Million Tests In A Day
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COVID-19: Weekend lockdown comes into force in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh
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Assam observes weekend lockdown to combat COVID-19
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Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 Count Reaches 4,780
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COVID-19: Himachal Pradesh's count reaches 4,780
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Delhi Reported 1,250 New COVID-19 Cases In Last 24 Hours
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Coronavirus News: 520 New Cases In Puducherry
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India Sees Biggest Single-Day Jump Of 69,878 Coronavirus Cases In A Day
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Coronavirus Latest News: India Records Biggest Single-Day Jump Of 69,878 Covid Cases
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Karnataka: Expert Committee Finds Excess Use Of Oxygen To Treat COVID-19 Patients
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Prohibitory Orders Imposed In Punjab Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
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"Can Finish It In Shorter Time Than Spanish Flu": WHO Chief On COVID-19
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Madhya Pradesh Reports 1,147 New COVID-19 Cases
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Coronavirus: Assam Reports 1,856 New Coronavirus Cases
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Bengaluru Crosses 1-Lakh Mark With 2,948 New Coronavirus Cases In A Day
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