Also Read | The march of 2020 in 10 key long reads"A total of 17,20,49,274 samples tested for covid-19 up to December 30.
Of these, 11,27,244 samples were tested yesterday", said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)The COVID-19 tally in Maharashtra rose to 19,28,603 on Wednesday with the addition of 3,537 fresh cases, the state health department said.With 70 more people succumbing to the viral disease, the overall death toll in the state went up to 49,463, it said.As many as 29 people who recently returned to Kerala from the UK have tested positive, Health Minister K K Shailaja said on Wednesday, as the State recorded over 6,268 new COVID-19 cases and 5,707 recoveries.The samples of the UK returnees have been sent to the National.