With continuous rise in COVID-19 cases, India crossed 26 lakh mark on August 17. The spike of 57,982 cases and 941 deaths were reported in the country in last 24 hours. The COVID-19 tally in country rose to 26,47,664 including 6,76,900 active cases and 50,921 deaths. According to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 3,00,41,400 samples tested up to Aug 16 for COVID-19. Of these, 7,31,697 samples were tested yesterday.
