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Active COVID cases rise in India for fifth day

Updated on: 06 September,2021 07:53 AM IST  |  New Delhi
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The COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 4,40,533, with 308 new fatalities, according to the ministry data updated at 8 am on Sunday

Active COVID cases rise in India for fifth day

A medic inoculates a woman with Covishield at an SBI branch in Siliguri on Sunday. Pic/AFP

With 42,766 people testing positive for the novel Coronavirus in a day, India’s infection tally rose to 3,29,88,673, while active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.


The COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 4,40,533, with 308 new fatalities, according to the ministry data updated at 8 am on Sunday.



The active cases have increased to 4,10,048, comprising 1.24 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.42 per cent, the health ministry said. An increase of 4,367 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. Less than 50,000 daily new cases are being reported for 70 consecutive days, the ministry said.


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