Chittagong Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Chittagong Tuesday, 8 September 2026
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Special Desk : | ০৪:৩৪ পিএম, ২০২১-০৭-০৫
India saw a single-day rise of 39,796 new
Covid infections, which took the tally of cases to 3,05,85,229, while the
death toll climbed to 4,02,728 with 723 more fatalities, the lowest in around
88 days, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The active cases have further declined to 4,82,071 and comprise 1.58 per
cent of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate has
improved to 97.11 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed
It said that there has been a decline of 3,279 active cases in a span of 24
hours.
The ministry said that 15,22,504 tests were conducted on Sunday, taking the
total cumulative tests conducted for detection of Covid in the country to
41,97,77,457.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.61 per cent. It has been less
than five per cent for 28 consecutive days, it said. The weekly positivity
rate has declined to 2.4 per cent, according to the health ministry.
Recoveries continue to outnumber daily cases for 53 consecutive days, it
said, adding that the number of people who have recuperated from the disease
has risen to 2,97,00,430.
The case fatality rate stands at 1.32 per cent, the data stated.
The cumulative vaccine doses administered has reached 35.28 crore under the
nationwide vaccination drive, the ministry said.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on
August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80
lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark
on December 19. India crossed 2 crore cases on May 4 and 3 crore on June 23.
The 723 new fatalities include 306 from Maharashtra, 76 from Kerala and 72
from Tamil Nadu, the ministry said. It said that 4,02,728 deaths have been
reported so far in the country, including 1,23,030 from Maharashtra, 35,367
from Karnataka, 33,005 from Tamil Nadu, 24,995 from Delhi, 22,640 from Uttar
Pradesh, 17,799 from West Bengal and 16,110 from Punjab.
The health ministry said more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due
to comorbidities.
"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical
Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise
distribution of figures is subject to further verification and
reconciliation.
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