India’s Covid-19 caseload has risen to 42,924,130, while the active cases dipped to 1,02,601, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
As per the official data, the death toll has climbed to 5,13,843 with 119 fresh fatalities. The daily Covid-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 22 consecutive days.
The active cases comprise 0.24% of the total infections and the national Covid-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.56%, the ministry said.
A reduction of 8,871 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 177.44 crore. Meanwhile, Serum Institute of India has sought permission from India’s drug regulator to conduct a phase-3 study of its Covid-19 vaccine Covovax as a booster dose in adults.
