In the last 24 hours, India logged 2,060 new Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
The new deaths took the nationwide tally to 5,28,905.
The active caseload at 26,834 accounts for 0.06 percent of the country’s total positive cases.
The recovery of 1,841 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,40,75,149. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.75 percent.
Meanwhile, the daily and weekly positivity rates stood at 1.86 percent and 1.02 percent, respectively.
Also in the same period, a total of 1,10,863 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 89.86 crores.
As of Monday morning, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 219.33 crores.
Over 4.11 crore adolescents have been administered the first dose of the Covid-19 jab since the beginning of the vaccination drive for this age bracket.
