3.17 crore samples collected for coronavirus testing so far, says ICMR

The figure includes 8,01,518 samples that were tested on Tuesday.

A total of 3,17,42,782 samples have been collected for Covid-19 testing in India as of Wednesday, informed the Indian Council of Medical Research.

With a spike of 64,531 cases and 1,092 deaths in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 count reached 27,67,274 on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

The figure includes 8,01,518 samples that were tested on Tuesday.

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With a spike of 64,531 cases and 1,092 deaths in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 count reached 27,67,274 on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry.

The Covid-19 count includes 6,76,514 active cases, 20,37,871 discharged/migrated patients and 52,889 deaths, according to the Ministry.