Updated On: 17 August, 2021 08:23 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Govt on Monday morning recorded 3,81,947 active cases, comprising 1.18 per cent of the total infections in the country, the lowest since March last year

A class is underway at a school in Prayagraj, on Monday. Some schools in Uttar Pradesh reopened on Monday for students of Std IX to Std XII with strict Covid-19 protocols. Pic/PTI
India's Coronavirus caseload mounted to 3,22,25,513 on Monday with 32,937 fresh infections, while the active cases came down to 3,81,947, the lowest in 145 days, according to the Union health ministry. The death toll climbed to 4,31,642 as 417 more people succumbed to Covid-19, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The 3,81,947 active cases, down from 3,85,336 on Sunday, comprise 1.18 per cent of the total infections in the country, the lowest since March last year. The national recovery rate stands at 97.48 per cent, the highest since March last year, the ministry said.