Coronavirus in India: 62,064 new cases recorded in last 24 hrs; recoveries cross 15 lakh mark

New cases of COVID-19 continue to climb, however, to a relief, India’s COVID-19 recoveries crossed the 15 lakh mark. Single-day spike of 62,064 cases and 1,007 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours on August 10. Active COVID cases rose to 6,34,945 and the country has seen 44,386 deaths so far. Infection still remains concentrated in 10 states that contribute more than 80% of the new cases. The total number of COVID-19 samples tested up to 9th August stands at 2,45,83,558 including 4,77,023 samples tested alone on August 09.