After 129 days, India reported a daily increase of nearly 1,000 new COVID-19 cases

After 129 days, India observed a daily surge of more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, while the number of active cases rose to 5,915, according to figures updated on Sunday by the Union health ministry.

A total of 1,071 new cases were recorded throughout the country in a 24-hour period, and three more deaths—one each in Rajasthan and Maharashtra and one resolved in Kerala—brought the death toll up to 5,30,802.

The number of infections currently stands at 4.46 crore, per the ministry's data, which was updated at 8 am (4,46,95,420).

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been documented at 98.8%, while the active cases currently make up 0.01 percent of the overall cases.

The number of patients who have recovered from the illness increased to 4,41,58,703, and the case fatality rate was 1.19 percent, according to the data. On the nation as a whole, 220.65 crore doses of the Covid vaccine have been given under the nationwide coronavirus vaccination campaign, according to the ministry's website.