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Covid update: India reports 3.26 lakh new cases; total discharges go past 2 crore-mark
coronavirus infections saw a dip in India in the last 24 hours with 3,26,098 more people testing positive, said the Union health ministry on Saturday morning.The number stood at 3,43,144 on Friday morning.With the addition, the cumulative caseload in the country has reached 2,43,72,907.Maharashtra, which was the worst-affected state, has now managed to pull down its fresh cases to below 40,000.The state recorded 39,923 fresh Covid-19 cases, 53,249 discharges and 695 deaths in the last 24 hours. The state currently has 5,19,254 active cases while the death toll stands at 79,552.On the other hand, Karnataka has seen a huge jump in its caseload as the state saw 41,779 more people testing positive on Friday.