Page 3 - LIVE: Jharkhand reports 1,137 new Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths

India reported 67,151 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 1,059 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 3,234,474, according to the Union health ministry's dashboard. Globally, India is the third worst-hit nation from the pandemic. India may overtake Brazil sometime in the next two weeks if the cases continue to grow at the same pace.

Meanwhile, the global coronavirus tally has gone up to 24,061,215 cases and 823,513 deaths, according to worldometer.

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India has exponentially scaled its testing from one in January to 10 lakhs/day in August: Ministry of Health

India has exponentially scaled its testing from one in January to 10 lakhs/day in August 2020. With Positivity Rate progressively falling, testing has worked as an effective tool to limit the spread of Covid-19 infection: Ministry of Health, Govt of India

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14 new Covid-19 cases reported in Mizoram taking the total cases in the state to 967

14 new Covid-19 cases reported in Mizoram taking the total cases in the state to 967, including 464 cured/discharged. Active cases stand at 503: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram

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Coronavirus deaths rise in Australia's Victoria state

Australia's Victoria state on Wednesday recorded its second-most deadly day of the coronavirus pandemic with 24 deaths, although fewer new infections were detected at the half-way mark of a strict six-week lockdown.