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New Delhi : India logged 45,352 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, down from 47,092 cases on September 2, 2021, taking the tally to 3,29,03,289 cases on September 3, 2021. Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported for 68 consecutive days now.
On the other hand, a total of 34,791 Covid-19 patients were declared cured/discharged in India in last 24 hours, down from 35,181 on September 2, taking the tally to 3,20,63,616 on September 3, 2021, with the recovery rate further dropping to 97.45% from 97.48% a day before.
The Active Caseload was 3,99,778 on September 3, 2021, an increase of 10,195 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases constitute 1.22% of the country’s total Positive Cases.
In a significant achievement, India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crossed 67 Crore landmark on September 3, 2021. With the administration of 74,84,333 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage surpassed the cumulative figure of 67.09 Crore (67,09,59,968) as per provisional reports till 7 am on September 3. This has been achieved through 70,34,846 sessions.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 16,66,334 sample tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 52.65 Crore (52,65,35,068) cumulative tests, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The Weekly Positivity Rate at 2.66% remains less than 3% for the last 70 days now. The Daily Positivity rate was 2.72% on September 3, 2021. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 5% for 88 consecutive days now.
India recorded 366 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours, down from 509 deaths on September 2, 2021, taking the toll to 4,39,895 on September 3, 2021.