The total number of covid cases mounted to 42,04,613, while the death toll climbed to 71,642 with 1,016 fatalities being reported in a span of 24 hours in india, the data updated at Monday 8 am by union health ministry. According to the ministry data, record 90,802 people being infected in last 24 hours till Monday morning. 8,82,542 active cases are there of the infection in the country which comprises 20.99 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
