Coronavirus Updates: India logs 2,288 new Covid cases

With 2,288 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,07,689, while the active cases decreased to 19,637, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

The death toll climbed to 5,24,103 with 10 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.

Delhi reported 799 new coronavirus cases and three related deaths on Monday the single-day fatality count highest in over two months while the positivity rate dropped to 4.94 per cent, showed the data shared by the health department here.

The national capital logged 1,422 Covid cases and nil death due to the disease on Sunday, while the positivity stood at 5.34 per cent.

Meanwhile, Mumbai reported 63 COVID-19 cases, almost 50 percent less than Sunday's addition of 123.