Coronavirus In India: India on Friday witnessed another massive spike of over 68,000 new Coronavirus cases taking the  overall tally beyond 29 lakh mark. 68,898 Covid-19 cases and 983 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Also Read: Good New For Delhiites! Coronavirus Doubling Rate Climbs To Over 100 Days, Mortality Rate Dips Down As per the health ministry, the Covid-19  tally in the country has now risen  to 29,05,824 including 6,92,028 active cases, 21,58,947 cured/discharged/migrated & 54,849 deaths. Record testing in India: Total number of samples tested up to 20th August is 3,34,67,237 including 8,05,985 samples tested yesterday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said. Also Read: This Is What ICMR Said About Emergency Authorisation For Covid-19 Vaccine And Testing From Gargled WaterA look at recovery rate & fatality rate The health ministry has been emphasizing that despite a steep rise in India’s testing, the recovery rate of country is fairly good. Recovery rate: 74.43% Cured/Discharged/Migrated  (2,158,946) Fatality Rate: 1.89% Deaths (54,849) Active cases: 21.81% Active cases (692,028) Total COVID-19 confirmed cases = Cured/Discharged/Migrated+Active cases+Deaths Worst-hit states: Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state with 162806 active cases and 21359 deaths; followed by Tamil Nadu. Here is a look at statewise data:
S.NoStates and UTsActiveCuredDeaths
1Andaman and Nicobar Islands1011163831
2Andhra Pradesh871772352183001
3Arunachal Pradesh96820935
4Assam2271163120221
5Bihar2678987660492
6Chandigarh1094139031
7Chhattisgarh659411739168
8Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu40116272
9Delhi112711418264257
10Goa39109063126
11Gujarat14308659462853
12Haryana755542793578
13Himachal Pradesh1430308523
14Jammu and Kashmir691423225578
15Jharkhand941017057286
16Karnataka821651703814429
17Kerala1818433824191
18Ladakh623143618
19Madhya Pradesh10782375401171
20Maharashtra16280645912421359
21Manipur1905300218
22Meghalaya9257306
23Mizoram4934020
24Nagaland165419218
25Odisha2106348577380
26Puducherry35215634137
27Punjab1383023037957
28Rajasthan1450851190921
29Sikkim4608273
30Tamil Nadu532833019136239
31Telengana2168776967737
32Tripura2373564969
33Uttarakhand40169433187
34Uttar Pradesh485111210902733
35West Bengal27696987892634
Total#692028215894654849