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New Delhi : India recorded 26,041 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, down from 28,326 cases on September 26, 2021, taking the tally of cases registered so far in the country to 3,36,78,786 at 8 am on September 27, 2021. Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported for 92 consecutive days now.
On the other hand, a total of 29,621 Covid-19 patients were declared cured / discharged in the country in the last 24 hours, up from 26,032 recoveries on September 26, taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) to 3,29,31,972 on September 27, 2021. The recovery rate (RR) improved to 97.78% from 97.77 % on September 26. The Recovery Rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The Active Caseload was 2,99,620 on September 27, 2021, a drop of 3,856 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases presently constitute 0.89% of the country’s total Positive Cases.
With the administration of 38,18,362 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 86 crore (86,01,59,011) as per provisional reports till 7 am on September 27, 2021. This has been achieved through 84,07,679 sessions.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 11,65,006 sample tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 56.44 crore (56,44,08,251) cumulative tests.
The Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.94% remains less than 3% for the last 94 days now. The Daily Positivity rate was 2.24% on September 27, 2021. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% for last 28 days and below 5% for 111 consecutive days now.
India logged 276 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours, up from 260 deaths on September 26, taking the toll to 4,47,194 on September 27, 2021