KOLKATA, INDIA JULY 31: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) health workers in PPE coveralls collect swab sample for COVID-19 tests at Kankurgachi, KMC Ward No. 32, on July 31, 2020 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Samir Jana/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
India reported 57,118 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, its highest daily increase to date, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
As of this morning, India had a total of 1,695,988 confirmed cases of Covid-19, of which more than 565,000 are active cases.
The total number of recovered patients stands at over 1 million.
At least 36,511 people have died from the virus across the country, according to the health ministry.
The Indian Council of Medical Research said that they have tested more than 19.3 million samples.
