India Logs 18,257 New COVID-19 Cases, 42 Deaths In 24 Hours: Centre

The toll climbed to 5,25,428 with 42 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

With 18,257 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,36,22,651, while the active cases increased to 1,28,690 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

The toll climbed to 5,25,428 with 42 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.30 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.50 per cent, the ministry said.

An increase of 3,662 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.