The number of COVID-19 cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000 for the seventh time this month, taking the infection tally to 94.31 lakh, while the recoveries surged to 88,80,288, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Monday.

The total Coronavirus cases mounted to 94,58,149 with 26,922 new infections, while the death toll climbed to 1,37,474 after 382 more fatalities were reported, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 88,80,288, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.81 per cent. The COVID-19 case fatality rate declined further to 1.45 per cent.