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New Delhi : India logged 26,115 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, down from 30,256 cases on September 20, 2021, taking the tally of cases recorded so far in the country to 3,35,04,534 at 8 am on September 21, 2021. Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported for 86 consecutive days now.
On the other hand, a total of 34,469 Covid-19 patients were declared cured / discharged in the country in the last 24 hours, down from 43,938 recoveries on September 20, 2021, taking the tally to 3,27,49,574 recoveries on September 21, 2021, with the recovery rate (RR) improving to 97.75% from 97.72% a day before, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The Active Caseload was 3,09,575 on September 21, 2021, a drop of 8,606 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases accounted for 0.92% of the country’s total Positive Cases on September 21, 2021.
With the administration of 96,46,778 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 81.85 crore (81,85,13,827) as per provisional reports till 7 am on September 21, 2021. This has been achieved through 80,35,135 sessions.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 14,13,951 tests being conducted in the country. India has so far conducted over 55.50 crore (55,50,35,717) cumulative tests.
The Weekly Positivity Rate at 2.08% remains less than 3% for the last 88 days now. The Daily Positivity rate was 1.85% on September 21, 2021. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% for last 22 days and below 5% for 105 consecutive days now.
India reported 252 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours, down from 295 deaths on September 20, 2021, taking the toll to 4,45,385 on September 21, 2021.