New Delhi, Aug 31: India on Wednesday reported 7,231 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, against the previous day’s 5,439 count, Union Health Ministry said.
Meanwhile, the active caseload has declined to 64,667 cases, accounting for 0.15 per cent of the total positive cases.
As per the report, the Covid-related deaths have increased to 5,27,874.
The recovery of 10,828 patients took the cumulative tally to 4,38,35,852. Consequently, the recovery rate stands at 98.67 per cent.
Meanwhile, the Daily Positivity rate has marginally risen to 2.05 per cent, while the Weekly Positivity Rate stands at 2.55 per cent.
Also in the same period, a total of 3,52,166 tests were conducted, increasing the overall tally to over 88.58 crore. As of this morning, the Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 212.39 crore, achieved via 2,12,39,816 sessions. (IANS)
