India added over 86,000 cases in 24 hours, taking the total tally over 40 lakh in the world’s second-most populous country, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Sept. 5. This includes nearly 70,000 deaths and over 31 lakh patients who have recovered.
Snapshot:
Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases: 40,23,179
Active cases: 8,46,395
Cured/discharged/migrated: 31,07,223
Deaths: 69,561
Number of fresh cases in 24 hours: 86,432
One-day recoveries: 70,072
One-day deaths: 1,089