Updated On: 27 October, 2020 10:31 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit with a total of 16,48,665 cases, including 43,348 deaths

Students attend their class at St. Anthony's Convent Girls' Inter College in Allahabad, as educational institutions reopened after more than 5-months closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pic/AFP
With a spike of 36,470 in new COVID-19 cases and 488 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally stood at 79,46,429, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. This is the lowest spike in new cases in the last three months.
On Monday, the recorded spike in new cases was 45,148.