India records 24,337 new coronavirus cases, 333 deaths

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India records 24,337 new cases of the coronavirus, health ministry data showed on Monday, but the rate of new infections has slowed considerably since a September peak.

India's total number of infections passed the 10 million milestone mark on Saturday.

A total of 145,810 people in India have died of COVID-19, with 333 deaths in the past 24 hours, the ministry said.

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A total of 96,06,111 people have recovered till now, while 25,709 recovered in the last 24 hours. Currently, there are 3,03,639 active cases. The recovery rate stands at 95.53 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.45 as per cent.

A total of 16,20,98,329 samples have been tested for Covid-19 till now. Of these, 9,00,134 samples were tested on Sunday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.

Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state with 18,96,518 cases till date.