New Delhi, July 31: A Central Group of Ministers meeting is scheduled to be held at Nirman Bhawan today on the COVID-19 situation in the country. India has achieved another milestone in its fight against COVID-19 by conducting over six lakh tests in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday (MoHFW).

India witnessed a single-day spike of 52,123 COVID-19 cases as the total cases in the country reached 15,83,792, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday. COVID-19: Recent Global Spikes Due to 'Young People Letting Down Guard', Says WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus.

The total cases include 5,28,242 active cases and 10,20,582 cured/discharged cases, the Health Ministry added.

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