India witnesses steady decline in COVID-19 cases, new infections stands at 2,503 in last 24 hours

India continues to witness a steady decline in the number of COVID-19 cases as the country reported 2,503 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.

With this, the active caseload in the country



stands at 36,168. The daily positivity rate in the country currently is 0.47 per cent while the weekly positivity rate is 0.47 per cent.

According to the Ministry, 27 patients succumbed to the virus during this period. The death toll in the country rises to 5,15,877.