India logs 636 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths

India on Monday recorded a slight dip in the single-day rise in Covid-19 cases with 636 fresh infections compared to 841 the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. The country reported three more deaths due to the virus.

The active caseload rose to 4,394 after 85 more cases were reported in the past 24 hours. The three fatalities -- two in Kerala and one in



Tamil Nadu -- have pushed the death toll to 5,33,364, the health ministry data at 8 am stated.

According to the ministry, as many as 548 people recuperated from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, pushing the total number of recoveries to 4.44 crore (4,44,76,150). The national recovery rate was pegged at 98.81 per cent while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent.