Coronavirus India Latest Updates: 30,570 Fresh Cases, 431 Deaths Reported

India's daily Covid-19 infection rate climbed back above the 30,000-mark after four days, as a third wave threatens the country's economic revival.

As many as 30,570 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Sept. 16.

Daily recoveries continued to exceed fresh infections, causing a dip in active cases to 3.42 lakh. India's active case load now makes up 1.03% of the total tally.

Key Coronavirus Data

• Total confirmed cases: 3,33,47,325

• Total number of active cases: 3,42,923

• Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,25,60,474

• Total deaths: 443928

• Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 30,570

• Number of recoveries in a day: 38,303

• Deaths recorded in a day: 431

• Total vaccine doses administered: 76,57,17,137

• Doses administered in the last 24 hours: 64,51,423

As many as 431 patients succumbed to the deadly pathogen in the last 24 hours, according to the government's update. This is the first time since Sept. 3 that the daily death toll has gone over 400.