DW BUREAU / chandigarh As many as 29 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Chandigarh on Monday -- the highest in a day this month. With this, the Covid-19 tally jumped to 588. The new cases include 4 cases from Sector 45. Currently, there are 157 active cases in the city and 423 patients got discharged after being declared cured with six patients discharged on Monday. Four patients tested positive for Covid-19 in Sector 32 and Manimajra and all are the family contacts of previously reported positive case. Two cases from Sector 21 were reported who are the family members of previously reported positive case of Sector 21. Seven cases from Manimajra and three cases from Sector 50 were reported. Till now, 10,492 samples have been collected in Chandigarh. Panchula also witnessed ten news cases today. Mohali also witnessed 31 news cases. India saw yet another record single-day jump of 28,701 COVID-19 cases, pushing its tally to 8,78,254 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 23,174 with 500 people succumbing to the infection, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries stands at 5,53,470, while there are 3,01,609 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country and one person has migrated, the updated data at 8 am showed. "Thus, around 63.01 per cent of patients have recovered so far," an official said. The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners. This was the fourth consecutive day that COVID-19 cases in the country have increased by more than 26,000. According to the ICMR, 1,18,06,256 samples had been tested for COVID-19 till July 12, of these 2,19,103 samples were tested on Sunday. Nineteen states and union territories have a COVID-19 recovery rate higher than the national average of 63.02 per cent, the Centre said on Monday, asserting that coordinated steps taken by it along with state governments have contributed to a "gradual surge" in the recovery of patients. (editor@dailyworld.in)