NEW DELHI, Sept 4: With 6,809 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,44,56,535, while the active cases declined to 55,114, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.
The death toll climbed to 5,27,991 with 26 fatalities which includes five deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.12 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.69 per cent, the Ministry said.
A decline of 1,631 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.12 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 2.29 per cent, according to the Ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,38,73,430, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. (PTI)
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