India logged 4,518 new coronavirus infections taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,81,335, while the active cases increased to 25,782. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The death toll climbed to 5,24,701 with nine fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.73 per cent, the ministry said.
An increase of 1,730 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 194.12 crore.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year.
A total of 5,24,701 deaths have been reported so far in the country.
The ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.