Coronavirus Live Updates: India Reported 36,083 New Cases On Sunday

Coronavirus cases today: Kerala leads the states in most Covid cases in a day (File)

India reported 36,083 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate to 1.88 per cent, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

With 37,927 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the overall recoveries in the country have reached 3,13,76,015. The recovery rate now stands at 97.46 per cent. The country also reported 493 deaths in the last 24 hours.

The number of active cases has gone up to 3,85,336, accounting for 1.20 per cent of the total number of cases.

Here are the live updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:

Aug 16, 2021 07:48 (IST)

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