India records 547 new Covid cases, one death in last 24 hours

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India recorded 547 new COVID-19 cases while one death was reported due to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.

With the addition of one more death due to the COVID-19, the total number of fatalities due to the coronavirus now stands at 5,30,532 in the country.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 4,46,66,924 including 9,468 active cases. Active cases account for 0.02 per cent of the total cases.

As per the Ministry’s data, the recovery rate currently is at 98.79 per cent while the total recoveries now stands at 4,41,26,924.

On the COVID-19 vaccination front, more than 219.80 crore of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.