With 1,270?new coronavirus infections being?reported in a day, India's?total tally of Covid-19 cases rose?to?4,30,20,723,?while the active cases further?declined to?15,859,?according to the?Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

The?death toll climbed to?5,21,035?with 31 daily fatalities,?the data?updated?at 8 am stated.

The??active cases?constitute?0.04 per cent of the total infections,?while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.75 per cent, the health ministry said.

A reduction of 328?cases was recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily?positivity rate was recorded at?0.29?per cent?while the weekly positivity rate was 0.26 per cent, according to the health ministry.?