Covid Update August 29: India’s Death Rate Still High Even As Daily Cases Drop

India witnesses a sharp decline in daily cases. Country detected 7,591 COVID cases in the last 24 hours. Daily positivity rate currently stands at 4.58%. Weekly positivity rate is currently at 2.69%. 45 COVID19 deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Virus death toll in country rises to 5,27,799. India’s active caseload is currently at 84,931. The active case count accounts for 0.19% of the total infections.