India registered 12,781 new cases in the last 24 hours, 0.9 per cent lower than yesterday. The total caseload has now reached 4,33,09,473. A total of 18 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 5,24,873.

The top five states that have registered maximum cases are Maharashtra (4,004 cases), followed by Kerala (3,376), Delhi (1,530), Tamil Nadu (692) and Karnataka (623).

India’s recovery rate now stands at 98.61 per cent. A total of 8,537 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 4,27,07,900 across the country.

India’s active caseload stands at 76,700. In the last 24 hours, active cases increased by 4,226.