India added 45,083 new Coronavirus infections, while the active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday morning. Of the total new cases recorded in India, Kerala reported 31,265. The death toll has climbed to 4,37,830 with 460 fresh fatalities, including 153 from Kerala.

The active cases have increased to 3,68,558, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 97.53 per cent. An increase of 8,783 cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours. Recruitment of volunteers for the phase 2/3 clinical trial of Covid-19 vaccine Covovax among children aged 2 to 17 years began on Sunday at the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Delhi. The trial would be held across 10 sites and would cover 920 children — 460 each in the age groups of 12-17 and 2-11, according to sources.