India Reports 9,062 New COVID-19 Cases, 36 Fatalities In Last 24 Hours
India registered 9,062 new COVID-19 infections on August 17, with a total active caseload of 1,05,058 according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 36 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall number of Covid-related fatalities to 5,27,134. The total number of persons who have been recovered has risen to 4,36,54,064. The daily positivity rate was 2.49% and the weekly positivity rate was 4.38%.