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India records 40,134 new COVID-19 cases, 422 deaths

| @indiablooms | Aug 02, 2021, at 03:19 pm

New Delhi: India reported 40,134 new cases in the past 24 hours as fear of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming more intense now.

In the past 24 hours, 36,946 patients recovered from the disease, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

3,08,57,467 total recoveries across the country so far.

Recovery Rate currently stands at 97.35%.

India's Active caseload currently stands at 4,13,718.

Active cases constitute 1.31% of total cases.

During the last 24 hours, 422 people died due to COVID-19.

The death toll now stands at 424773.

India witnessed a deadly second wave of the virus earlier this year.

With an alarming number of rising cases, Indians struggle to get hospital beds and even oxygen supply.

Even, the increase in the number of deaths left crematoriums and burial grounds overwhelmed.

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