New Delhi: India has recorded 2,503 fresh Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths, which is the lowest in the last 680 days, while the active cases dipped to 36,168, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,15,877, with 27 fresh fatalities, the data stated.

According to the Ministry, the active cases comprise 0.08 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate further improved to 98.72 per cent.

A reduction of 1,901 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 4,24,41,449. As many as 77.90 crore total tests have been conducted so far and 5,32,232 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, more than 182.79 crore doses of vaccine have been provided to States and Union Territories so far by the Government of India.