Daily cases of Covid-19 cases dropped below 10,000 on Monday as India recorded 8,013 infections in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Active cases presently stand at 1,02,601, comprising 0.24 per cent of the country’s total caseload. With this, India’s daily positivity rate stands at 1.11 per cent. The total number of recoveries rose to more than 4.23 crore or 4,23,07,686 after 16,765 Covid-19 patients recovered on Monday. Meanwhile, with 119 patients succumbing to the deadly disease, India’s death toll rose to 5,13,843. The total number of vaccinations administered as part of the nationwide inoculation drive rose to 1,77,50,86,335.
