Covid-19: Total number of cases crosses 26.47 lakh in India; death toll nears 51k

New Delhi: India's Covid-19 tally rose to 26,47,663 on Monday with a single-day spike of 57,981 infections, while the death toll crossed the 50,000 mark with 941 fresh fatalities.

The recoveries surged to 19,19,842, pushing the recovery rate to 72.51 per cent.

The case fatality rate has declined to 1.92 per cent. There are 6,76,900 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country.