New Delhi: India on Monday reported 34,113 new coronavirus infections that took its tally to 4,26,65,534, while active cases dropped below 5 lakh after around 37 days, according to Union health ministry data. The daily COVID-19 cases have remained below 1 lakh for eight consecutive days now.
The country also recorded 91,930 recoveries today, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,16,77,641. The death toll climbed to 5,09,011 with 346 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 1.12 percent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 97.68 percent. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.19 percent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 3.99 percent, according to the ministry.
Meanwhile, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 411.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.81 million and vaccinations to over 10.19 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world`s highest number of cases and deaths at 77,735,068 and 919,640, according to the CSSE.