New Delhi: With 83,341 fresh Coronavirus cases, India crossed the 39-lakh mark today.
According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, the total Covid-19 tally now stands at 39,36,747.
The death toll due to the disease climbed to 68,472 with 1,096 people succumbing to it in a day, the Ministry’s data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of recoveries crossed the 30-lakh mark, pushing the recovery rate of Coronavirus patients in the country to 77.15 per cent, according to the data.
There are 8,31,124 active Coronavirus cases in the country, which account for 21.11 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August and the 30-lakh mark on 23 August.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 4,66,79,145 samples were tested for Covid-19 in the country as on September 3, including 11,69,765 on Thursday.