India witnesses 45,352 new Covid cases, 366 more deaths

New Delhi, September 3

With 45,352 people testing positive for coronavirus, India’s total tally of Covid cases rose to 3,29,03,289, while active cases registered an increase for the third consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

The death toll climbed to 4,39,895 with 366 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.

The active cases increased to 3,99,778 comprising 1.22 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 97.45 per cent, the ministry said.

An increase of 10,195 cases has been recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The 366 new fatalities include 188 from Kerala and 55 from Maharashtra.

A total of 4,39,895 deaths have been reported so far in the country, including 1,37,551 from Maharashtra, 37,361 from Karnataka, 34,961 from Tamil Nadu, 25,082 from Delhi, 22,841 from Uttar Pradesh, 21,149 from Kerala and 18,472 from West Bengal. PTI