India logs 41,965 New COVID cases, active cases cross to 3.78 lakh
India logs 41,965 New COVID cases, active cases cross to 3.78 lakh
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India reported 41,965 fresh cases of the coronavirus, along with 460 in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, India witnsssed a total of 33,964 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.53 per cent and total recoveries to 3,19,93,644. The total active cases of COVID-19 in India rose to 3,78,181. The total death toll in the country is now at 4,39,020. In India, the first death due to COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 52,31,84,293 samples have been tested up to August 31 for COVID-19. Of these 16,06,785 samples were tested on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Kerala on Tuesday reported 30,203 fresh COVID-19 cases and 115 deaths which pushed the total infection count in the state to 40,57,233 and the fatalities to 20,788.

The test positivity rate, which had declined to 16.74 percent on Monday, climbed to 18.86 percent after testing of 1,60,152 samples in the last 24 hours, according to a state government release. With that, 3,15,52,681 samples have been tested in the state till now, it said.

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