India's COVID-19 tally of cases galloped past 37 lakh on Wednesday (September 2) with 78,357 new instances of the disease reported in a day, while the number of recoveries crossed 29 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 76.98%, the Union health ministry data showed.
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The death toll climbed to 66,333 with 1,045 more fatalities reported in 24 hours.
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India has so far reported 37,69,523 cases of the viral disease, according to the data updated at 8 am.
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The total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country has surged to 29,01,908, while the fatality rate has further declined to 1.76%.
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There are 8,01,282, active cases in the country which comprises 21.26% of the total caseload, the data stated.
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Maharashtra, the worst-hit state in the country, detected 15,765 infections, taking the state’s tally to 8,08,306. With 320 deaths, the toll rose to 24,903.
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Maintaining its steady streak for the seventh consecutive day, Andhra Pradesh reported 10,368 fresh cases of COVID-19, pushing its overall tally further up to 4.45 lakh on Tuesday.
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Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday reported 5,928 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 4,33,969. The total cases included 31 returnees from other countries and states.
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India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 and went past 30 lakh on August 23.
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According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 4,43,37,201 samples have been tested up to September 1, of which 10,12,367 were tested on Tuesday.
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