In India, 46,790 new coronavirus cases were recorded, which was less than what it registered on July 28, said sources.

‘On Tuesday, there are 7,48,538 active infections; 67,33,328 COVID-19 patients have been discharged, as according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India's active cases have fallen below 8 lakh after six weeks and continue to slide further down.’

India recorded only eight more deaths in 24 hours than on Monday. With 587 lives lost in 24-hour, India's toll reached 1,15,197 as the tally touched 75,97,063 cases. 




This is one of the lowest spikes in the last two and half months.
On Sunday, after denying for months, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stated that India was in the stage of community transmission but it is limited to only certain districts and states.
While the recovery rate stands at 88.26 per cent, the fatality rate is 1.52 per cent, the MoHFW data said.
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit with a total of 16,01,365 cases, including 42,240 deaths; followed by Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
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Source-IANS