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 Water A 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.No States and UTs Active Cured Deaths
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1011 1638 31
2 Andhra Pradesh 87177 235218 3001
3 Arunachal Pradesh 968 2093 5
4 Assam 22711 63120 221
5 Bihar 26789 87660 492
6 Chandigarh 1094 1390 31
7 Chhattisgarh 6594 11739 168
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 401 1627 2
9 Delhi 11271 141826 4257
10 Goa 3910 9063 126
11 Gujarat 14308 65946 2853
12 Haryana 7555 42793 578
13 Himachal Pradesh 1430 3085 23
14 Jammu and Kashmir 6914 23225 578
15 Jharkhand 9410 17057 286
16 Karnataka 82165 170381 4429
17 Kerala 18184 33824 191
18 Ladakh 623 1436 18
19 Madhya Pradesh 10782 37540 1171
20 Maharashtra 162806 459124 21359
21 Manipur 1905 3002 18
22 Meghalaya 925 730 6
23 Mizoram 493 402 0
24 Nagaland 1654 1921 8
25 Odisha 21063 48577 380
26 Puducherry 3521 5634 137
27 Punjab 13830 23037 957
28 Rajasthan 14508 51190 921
29 Sikkim 460 827 3
30 Tamil Nadu 53283 301913 6239
31 Telengana 21687 76967 737
32 Tripura 2373 5649 69
33 Uttarakhand 4016 9433 187
34 Uttar Pradesh 48511 121090 2733
35 West Bengal 27696 98789 2634
Total# 692028 2158946 54849