131 more COVID deaths, 13203 cases
New Delhi: India recorded the lowest number of coronavirus fatalities in over eights months as there were 131 more deaths the previous day, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,06,67,736 with 13,203 more infections. There are 1,84,182 active cases, comprising 1.73 per cent of the caseload, according to the ministry data.
As many as 1,03,30,084 people have recuperated, taking the recovery rate to 96.83 per cent,. The death toll increased to 1,53,470 with 131 new fatalities, taking the fatality rate to 1.4 per cent.
According to the ICMR, 19,23,37,117 samples have been tested up to January 24 with 5,70,246 samples being tested on Sunday.
