India reports 42,766 new COVID-19 cases; positivity rate at 2.45%

India reported 42,766 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday, with 308 deaths.

Total infections have now risen to 3,29,88,673 and deaths to 4,40,533 The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.45% and the weekly positivity rate was 2.62%. It has been below 3% for the last 72 days.

A total of 38,091 recoveries in 24 hours has increased total recovery count to 3,21,38,092.

India conducted 53 crore tests so far and around 17 lakh tests were conducted on Saturday. In a span of 24 hours, the active caseload rose by 4,367. The number of active cases now comprises 1.24% of the total infections.

India's current active caseload stands at 4,10,048. In India, Kerala accounts for a maximum number of active cases at present. The number of active cases in the state stands at 2,50,065, so far.