Daily cases of COVID-19 has fallen below the 10,000 mark after several months with the country on Monday registering 9,531 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,48,960, while the number of active cases came down to 97,648, according to Union Health Ministry data.
The toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,27,368 with 26 more fatalities, including 10 deaths reconciled by Kerala, as per government data updated on Monday.
The active cases comprise 0.22 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.59%, the Ministry said.
