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New Delhi : India recorded 37,875 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, up from 31,222 cases on September 7, 2021, taking the tally of cases registered so far in the country to 3,30,96,718 at 8 am on September 8, 2021. Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported for 73 consecutive days now.
On the other hand, a total of 39,114 Covid-19 patients were declared cured / discharged in the country in last 24 hours, down from 42,942 recoveries on September 7, 2021, taking the tally since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,22,64,051 in the country on September 8, 2021, with the recovery rate (RR) remaining static at 97.48%.
The Active Caseload was 3, 91, 256 on September 8, 2021.a drop of 1,608 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases accounted for 1.18% of the country’s total Positive Cases on the day, according to Union Health MInistry figure.
Meanwhile, with the administration of 78,47,625 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, country’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage surpassed the cumulative figure of 70.75 crore (70,75,43,018) as per provisional reports till 7 am on September 8, 2021.. This has been achieved through 72, 81,305 sessions.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 17, 53, 745 sample tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 53.49 crore (53,49,43,093) cumulative tests.
The Weekly Positivity Rate was 2.49% on September 8, 2021, less than 3% for the last 75 days now. The Daily Positivity rate dips to 2.16%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% for last 9 days and below 5% for 93 consecutive days now.
India reported 369 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours, up from 290 deaths on September 7, 2021, taking the toll to 4,41,411 on September 8, 2021.