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New Delhi : India recorded 30,256 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, down from 30,773 cases on September 19, 2021, taking the tally of cases registered so far in the country to 3,34,78,419 at 8 am on September 20, 2021. Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported for 85 consecutive days now.
In sharp contrast, a total of 43,938 Covid-19 patients were declared cured / discharged in the country in last 24 hours, up from 38,945 recoveries on September 19, 2021, taking the tally to 3,27,15,105 in the country on September 20, 2021, with the recovery rate (RR) further improving to 97.72% from 97.68% on September 19.
The Active Caseload was 3,18,181 in the country on September 20, 2021, a drop of 13,977 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases accounted for 0.95% of the country’s total Positive Cases on September 20, 2021.
With the administration of 37,78,296 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage surpassed the landmark figure of 80 crore (80,85,68,144) as per provisional reports till 7 am on September 20, 2021. This has been achieved through 79,78,302 sessions. The last 24 hours saw a total of 11,77,607 sample tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 55.36 crore (55,36,21,766) cumulative tests, according to Union Health Ministry figure.
The Weekly Positivity Rate at 2.07% remains less than 3% for the last 87 days now. The Daily Positivity rate was 2.57% on September 20, 2021. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% for last 21 days and below 5% for 104 consecutive days now.
India recorded 295 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours, down from 309 deaths on September 19, taking the toll to 4,45,133 in the country on September 20, 2021,