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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday had a telephonic conversation with the chief ministers of Bihar, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the respective states.
With the highest single-day spike of 38,902 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 tally on Sunday reached 10,77,618 on Sunday.
The death toll has gone up to 26,816 with 543 fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.
The Union health ministry said the total number of cases includes 3,73,379 active cases and 6,77,423 patients have been cured/discharged/migrated.
Some of these states like -- Assam and Bihar -- have been tackling the annual floods during the monsoon season.
Modi assured all support to Assam in dealing with the flood havoc, which has claimed 81 lives so far this year.
Discussing the flood situation with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over phone, Modi also enquired about the COVID-19 scenario and the ongoing efforts to douse the raging blaze at the Oil India's Baghjan gas well.
All of these states have been witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases.
While Tamil Nadu is among the worst-hit states in the country, Assam, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have seen massive growth lately.
With inputs from PTI, agencies