COVID-19 cases in country rises to 26,976

India added 3,714 new coronavirus infections taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,85,049, while active cases rose to 26,976, according to the Union Health Ministry.

According to reports, the death toll has reached 5,24,708 with seven new fatalities. An increase of 1,194 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. And the daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.21 percent while the weekly positivity rate was 0.97 percent.

The number of people who have recovered from the disease has increased to 4,26,33,365.