The death toll rose to 5,26,110 with 57 fresh deaths in the last 24 hours.
The number of active Kovid-19 cases in the country has come down to 1,45,026 Ministry of Health Information
The health ministry said that active cases account for 0.34 per cent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has been recorded at 98.47 per cent.
The active COVID-19 caseload has registered a decline of 2,486 cases in the last 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.31 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 4.57 percent, the data said.
A total of 87.36 crore tests have been conducted so far to detect the viral infection in the country including 4,25,337 in the last 24 hours.
The data shows that the number of people who have been cured of the disease has gone up to 4,32,67,571, while the case fatality rate has been recorded at 1.2 per cent.
According to the ministry, 202.79 crore vaccine doses have been given so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign.