India added 2,424 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,14,437, while the active cases dipped to 28,079, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
The death count climbed to 5,28,814 with 15 fatalities which includes 12 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.75 per cent, the ministry said.
A decline of 514 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.