COVID-19 cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day rise in over 8 months, the Union Health ministry said on Monday.
With today's numbers, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 3,43,77,113, while active caseload reached 1,40,638, which is the lowest in 263 days.
The ministry further noted, “Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.41%, lowest since March 2020." The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 32 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 135 consecutive days now.
The death toll reached 4,61,389 with 332 fresh fatalities in the same time span. Of the new 332 Covid-related deaths, 262 are from