NEW DELHI, Sept 26:
India saw a single-day rise of 28,326 new Coronavirus infections,, taking the country’s total tally of cases to 3,36,52,745, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.
The death toll climbed to 4,46,918 with 260 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The active cases have increased to 3,03,476, comprising 0.90 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.77 per cent, the Ministry said.
An increase of 2,034 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.90 per cent. It has been less than 3 per cent for last 27 days.
The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.98 per cent. It has been below 3 per cent for the last 93 days, according to the Ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,29,02,351, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33 per cent.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 85.60 crore. (PTI)
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