India has contracted 16,103 new coronavirus infections with a total number of cases of COVID-19 reaching 4,35,02,429, and active cases increased to 1,11,711, according to a Union Health Department report updated Sunday.
The death toll rose to 5,25,199 and 31 young people died, according to data updated at 8am.
Active cases accounted for 0.26 percent of total cases, and the national COVID-19 detection rate was recorded at 98.54 percent, the department said.
An increase of 2,143 cases was recorded on the active COVID-19 over a 24-hour period.