India has recorded 67,151 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours

India has recorded 67,151 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total way past the 3.2 million mark. India's tally now stands at 3,234,474. With 1,066 fatalities reported on Tuesday, the country's death toll is nearing 60,000. Five most affected states by total tally of cases are Maharashtra (703,823), Tamil Nadu (391,303), Andhra Pradesh (371,639), Karnataka (291,826), and Uttar Pradesh (197,000). Delhi recorded 1,544 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking tally to 1,64,071.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a high-level meeting to discuss the rising number of novel coronavirus cases in Delhi, sources said on Wednesday.Health Minister Satyendar Jain, Chief Secretary Vijay Dev and senior officials will attend the meeting, which will take place at 11 am, according to sources.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has isolated himself for three days as a precautionary measure despite his novel coronavirus test report coming negative., Rawat said he and his family underwent a Covid-19 test along with the staff and the security personnel at the CMO as a precautionary measure.

Delhi health department reported 1,544 new cases on Tuesday, the highest daily count in 40 days. Delhi had last reported a higher single-day surge on July 16, when 1,652 fresh cases were recorded. Since then, daily cases had stayed under 1,500, even dipping to a low of 613 on July 27.