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Covid-19 India Updates: Fresh Cases Spike To 7,946; Daily Deaths At 37

Follow the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccination stats in India here.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>(Source:        Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)</p></div>
(Source: Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)

Fresh Covid-19 cases in India rose for the second day, staying above the 7,000-mark.

The country added 7,946 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Sept. 1.

Active cases, however, continued to decline, falling to the lowest since June 16.

Key Figures

  • Total confirmed cases: 4,44,36,339

  • Total number of active cases: 62,748

  • Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 4,38,45,680

  • Total deaths: 5,27,911

  • Number of new cases in last 24 hours: 7,946

  • One-day recoveries: 9,828

  • One-day deaths: 37