India logged 30,948 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 3,53,398, comprising 1.09 per cent of the total infections, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.
The total tally of Covid-19 cases has increased to 3,24,24,234.
The death toll has climbed to 4,34,367 with 403 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The active cases have declined to 3,53,398, the lowest in 152 days, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.57 per cent, the highest since March 2020, the health ministry said.
A reduction of 7,942 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
As many as 15,85,681 tests were conducted on Saturday, taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of Covid-19 in the country to 50,62,56,239.
he daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.95 per cent.
It has been less than three per cent for the last 27 days.
The weekly positivity rate was recorded at two per cent. It has been below three per cent for the last 58 days, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,16,36,469, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent, the data stated.
