New Delhi: With 78,357 new Coronavirus cases, India’s total caseload crossed the 37-lakh mark today.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, there are 37,69,523 cases of the viral disease in the country. The death toll climbed to 66,333 with 1,045 more fatalities reported in 24 hours.
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 per cent. There are 8,01,282, active cases in the country which comprises 21.26 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August and went past 30 lakh on 23 August.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 4,43,37,201 samples have been tested up to 1 September, of which 10,12,367 were tested on Tuesday.