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New Delhi : India logged 43,263 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, up from 37,875 cases on September 8, 2021, taking the tally of cases registered so far in the country to 3,31,39,981 at 8 am on September 9, 2021. Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported for 74 consecutive days now.
On the other hand, a total of 40,567 Covid-19 patients were declared cured / discharged in the country in last 24 hours, up from 39,114 on September 8, 2021, taking the tally to 3,23,04,618 on September 9, 2021, with the recovery rate (RR) remaining static at 97.48%.
The Active Caseload was 3, 93, 614 on September 9, 2021, an increase of 2,358 cases in last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry figure. Active cases accounted for 1.19% of the country’s total Positive Cases on the day.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 18,17,639 sample tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 53.68 Crore (53, 68, 17, 243) cumulative tests.
The Weekly Positivity Rate at 2.43% remains less than 3% for the last 76 days now. The Daily Positivity rate was 2.38% on September 9, 2021. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% for last 10 days and below 5% for 94 consecutive days now.
With the administration of 86,51,701 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, country’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage surpassed the cumulative figure of 71.65 Crore (71,65,97,428) as per provisional reports till 7 am on September 9, 2021today. This has been achieved through 73, 56,173 sessions.
India recorded 338 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,41,749 in the country on September 9, 2021.