COVID-19 on August 2 claimed life of UP Cabinet Minister Kamal Rani.
Home Minister Amit Shah and Tamil Nadu Governor tested positive for coronavirus.
India on August 02 reported a spike of 54,736 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
Disease claimed lives of 853 people in a day.
Cases are on uphill in Andhra Pradesh, as state recorded 8555 new cases.
Over 1.98 crore samples have been tested so far, according to ICMR.