New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 34,703 coronavirus infections, the lowest in 111 days, taking the total tally of Covid cases to 3,06,19,932, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The death toll climbed to 4,03,281 with 553 more fatalities, the lowest in 91 days.
The active cases have declined to 4,64,357, the lowest in 101 days, and comprise 1.52 per cent of the total infections.
The national Covid recovery rate has improved to 97.17 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
A net decline of 17,714 cases has been recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Also, 16,47,424 tests were conducted on Monday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of Covid in the country to 42,14,24,881, while the daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.11 per cent.
It has been less than three per cent for 15 consecutive days, the ministry said, adding that the weekly positivity rate has declined to 2.4 per cent, according to the ministry.
Recoveries continue to outnumber daily new cases for the 54th consecutive day.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,97,52,294, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.32 per cent, the data stated. Cumulative vaccine doses administered so far have reached 35.75 crore under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
The 553 new fatalities include 106 from Maharashtra, 102 from Kerala and 67 from Karnataka.
A total of 4,03,281 deaths have been reported so far in the country, including 1,23,136 from Maharashtra, 35,434 from Karnataka, 33,059 from Tamil Nadu, 24,997 from Delhi, 22,646 from Uttar Pradesh, 17,817 from West Bengal and 16,122 from Punjab.
— PTI

Press Trust of India