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New Delhi : India logged 35,662 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, up from 34,403 cases on September 17, 2021, taking the tally of cases recorded so far in the country to 3,34,17,390 at 8 am on September 18, 2021.
A total of 33,798 Covid-19 patients, on the other hand, were declared cured / discharged in the country in last 24 hours, down from 37,950 recoveries on the previous day, taking the tally of recoveries to 3,26,32,222 till date with the recovery rate (RR) remaining static at 97.65% on September 18, 2021.
India’s Active caseload was 3,40,639 on September 18, 2021, an increase of 1,583 cases in last 24 hours. Active cases accounted for 1.02% of total cases in the country on September 18, according to UNion Health Ministry figure.
India administered highest ever single day vaccinations with 2.5 crore doses given in last 24 hours. The Weekly Positivity Rate (2.02%) has been less than 3% for last 85 days. The Daily positivity rate (2.46%) is less than 3% for last 19 days. The country has tested over 55.07 crore ( 55,07,80,273) samples so far.