Srinagar 28 August (KNB): India reported 46,759 new novel coronavirus cases and 509 deaths due to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours, according to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
As per the morning update today, India’s active caseload stands at 3,59,775 and the active cases account for 1.10 per cent of total cases.
The Health Ministry said that there have been 31,374 recoveries in the last 24 hours, which has increased the total recoveries to 3,18,52,802. The recovery rate currently stands at 97.56 per cent.
The MoHFW said that the weekly positivity rate stands at 2.19 per cent, which remains less than 3 per cent for the last 64 days and the daily positivity rate stands at 2.66 per cent, which remains less than 3 per cent for the last 33 days.
The Health Ministry informed that more than 1 crore doses have been administered in last 24 hours and a total of 62.29 Crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
A total of 51.68 crore tests have been conducted so far across the nation, they added. (KNB)