<span style="color: #222222;">In the last 24 hours, 62 thousand 714 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, 80 per cent of which are reported from six states. These are Maharashtra, Punjab, Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh. The number of active cases in the country today stands at just above 4 lakh 86 thousand, comprising around 4.06 per cent of the total reported cases. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Three hundred and twelve deaths were reported in the last 24 hours due to COVID-19 taking the cumulative toll to 1 lakh 61 thousand 552. In the same time period, over 28 thousand people recovered from the infection. Recovery rate in the country presently stands at  94.59 per cent.<br />''<br />'' Indian Council of Medical Research says, over 11 lakh 81 thousand samples were tested for COVID-19 in the country yesterday. </span><br />''  <br />