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Covid-19 update: Over 21 crore samples tested in India so far
A health worker takes a swab sample of a passenger at Bandra train station
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The country crossed the landmark 20-crore total cumulative coronavirus tests mark earlier this month
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India has tested a total of 21,38,29,658 samples for Covid-19 after the outbreak in the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research said on Thursday.
Of the total, 7,93,383 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
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