India's Covid tally 24,61,191 with 48,040 deaths

August 14, 2020 09:40

The Covid tally is here. There has been a spike of 64,553 cases and 1007 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours. The Covid tally in the country rises to 24,61,191 including 6,61,595 active cases, 17,51,556 discharged/migrated and 48,040 deaths, says the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Image: The pandemic has affected livelihoods across India in all socio-economic brackets. These pineapple farmers in Dimapur's Molvum village say their sales have dropped by 50% due to the pandemic. A local seller Hatneilang Thadou says, "I'm not earning much now since there are no travellers on the highway, I use to earn Rs 1000-1500/day earlier."

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