India logs 42,909 new COVID cases, 380 deaths; daily positivity rate breaches 3% mark

New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 42,909 new COVID-19 infections, which took the total tally of cases to 3,27,37,939, while active cases registered an increase for the sixth consecutive day, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has climbed to 4,38,210 with 380 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The number of active cases has increased to 3,76,324 and comprise 1.15 percent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 97.51 percent, the health ministry said. It said active cases in the country increased by 7,766 cases in a span of 24 hours. The ministry said that 14,19,990 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Sunday, taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far in the country to 52,01,46,525. The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 3.02 percent. It is above three percent after 35 days, it said. The weekly positivity rate has been recorded at 2.41 percent. It has been below three percent for the last 66 days, according to the health ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 3,19,23,405, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 percent, the data stated. Cumulatively, 63.43 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered under the nationwide vaccination drive till Monday morning, the ministry said. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August , 2020, 30 lakh on 23 August, 40 lakh on 5 September and 50 lakh on 16 September. It went past 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October 11, crossed 80 lakh on 29 October, 90 lakh on 20 November and surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December. India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on 4 May and three crore on 23 June.