India reports 67,708 Covid-19 new cases; tally crosses 73-lakh mark

With a spike of 67,708 new cases, India's Covid-19 tally crossed 73-lakh mark on October 15. In the last 24 hours, 680 deaths have been reported in the country. The total case tally in the country now stands at 73,07,098 including 8,12,390 active cases, 63,83,442 recoveries and 1,11,266 deaths. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 9,12,26,305 samples tested up to October 14, for Covid. Of these, 11,36,183 samples were tested yesterday.