Coronavirus India Latest Updates: New Cases Stay Under 30,000 For Second Straight Day

India's daily infection rate remained below 30,000 even as a projected third wave is expected to peak in October.

As many as 28,326 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. 26.

That compares with the 26,032 recoveries recorded during the period. Active cases, stood at about 3 lakh, coprising less than 1% of the total tally.

India has administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine to over 85 crore recepients, while over 68 lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours. Nearly about 22.5 crore have received both the jabs.

Key Coronavirus Data

• Total confirmed cases: 3,36,52,745

• Total number of active cases: 3,03,476

• Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,29,02,351

• Total deaths: 4,46,918

• Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 28,326

• Number of recoveries in a day: 26,032

• Deaths recorded in a day: 260

• Total vaccine doses administered: 85,60,81,527

• Doses administered in the last 24 hours: 68,42,786