India sees 46,164 new Covid cases, 607 more deaths

New Delhi, August 26

With 46,164 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of Covid cases has increased to 3,25,58,530, while the active cases increased to 3,33,725, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

The death toll climbed to 4,36,365 with 607 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.

The active cases comprise 1.03 per cent of the total infections while the national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 97.63 per cent, the ministry said.

An increase of 11,398 cases has been recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The 607 new fatalities include 216 from Maharashtra and 215 from Kerala.

A total of 4,36,365 deaths have been reported so far in the country, including 1,36,571 from Maharashtra, 37,206 from Karnataka, 34,788 from Tamil Nadu, 25,080 from Delhi, 22,794 from Uttar Pradesh, 19,972 from Kerala and 18,393 from West Bengal. PTI