India reports 83,341 new COVID-19 cases; tally crosses 39-lakh mark
Coronavirus in India
India recorded83,341 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours pushing the country's tally toally to 39,36,747.
According to theMinistry of Health, the total case tally stands at 39,36,748 including 8,31,124 active cases, 30,37,152 cured/discharged/migrated.
The death toll surgedto 68,472 aftersingle-day spike of 1,096 new fatalities were recorded on Thursday.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.74 per cent in the country.
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.
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.