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Covid-19 India Updates: Over 28,000 New Cases, 338 Deaths Reported

India's daily Covid-19 infection rate fell to under 29,000.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Residents wait to receive a dose of the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Covid-19 vaccine at the Jardim Edite UBS vaccination site in Sao Paulo. (Photographer: Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg)</p></div>
Residents wait to receive a dose of the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Covid-19 vaccine at the Jardim Edite UBS vaccination site in Sao Paulo. (Photographer: Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg)

India's daily Covid-19 infection rate fell to under 29,000 even as a third wave, projected to hit its peak in October, threatens to disrupt economic and social activity in the country.

As many as 28,591 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 9 a.m. on Sept. 12.

Daily recoveries, at around 34,848, exceeded fresh infection count.

Key Coronavirus Data

  • Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases: 3,32,36,921.

  • Active cases: 3,84,921.

  • Cured/discharged/migrated: 3,24,09,345.

  • Deaths: 4,42,655.

  • Number of fresh infections in last 24 hours: 28,591.

  • Recoveries in past 24 hours: 34,848.

  • One-day deaths: 338.