India on Tuesday reported 75,083 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the total number of infections to over 55 lakh, as per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The country also recorded 1,053 deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative toll reached 88,935. The total case tally stands at 55, 62,664 including 9,75,861 active cases while total recoveries stand at 44,97,868.
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 6,53,25,779 COVID-19 samples were tested up to 21st September out of which 9,33,185 samples were tested yesterday. India's daily Covid-19 case tally dropped by nearly 20 percent on Monday due to a reduced number of testing on Sunday showing lower detection of infections.
