India reports 18,257 new positive coronavirus cases taking the overall tally to 4,36,22,651, while the active cases increased to 1,28,690, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Sunday.
The death toll climbed to 5,25,428 with 42 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
However, the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.50 per cent, the ministry said.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.22 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.08 per cent, according to the ministry.
According to the ministry, 198.76 crore doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
India crossed the crores milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year. It crossed the four-crore mark on January 25 this year.
PTI
