India logs over 46,000 fresh cases, 509 deaths in 24 hours 

New Delhi, August 29, 2021 (PPI-OT):India added 509 deaths in 24 hours and 46,759 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to over 326,00000. The death toll has climbed to 437,830 fatalities on Saturday, while active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day, according to data of the Indian Health Ministry.

The active cases have increased to 368,558, the ministry said. An increase of 8,783 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The ministry stressed that more than 70 percent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

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