Covid-19 update: India records 45,149 infections, 480 fatalities in last 24-hour

India registered one of its lowest dailies in two months as it recorded 45,149 new cases of covid-19 in last 24-hour. This week, the country added just over 3.6 lakh which is its lowest in three months. New fatalities registered in last 24-hour also saw a drop with less than 500 deaths after 108 days.

The covid-19 over tally in the country currently stands at 79,09959 while the death toll has climed to 1,19,104 with 480 new fatalities.

A total of 71,37,228 people have recovered from COVID-19 so far, taking the national recovery rate to 90.23 per cent while the case fatality rate has dropped to 1.50 per cent.

Here're more updates related to covid-19:

*RBI governor Shaktikanta Das tested positive for covid-19 on Sunday. In a tweet, he said that he is asymptomatic an will continue his work in quarantine.

*Australia's biggest city Melbourne lifted lockdown after reporting zero cases of coronavirus. Stay-at-home orders for 5 million residents of the city will be lifted on Tuesday.

*Andaman and Nicobar islands recorded more 20 covid-19 cases, taking total tally to 4,245.

*China saw spike in asymptomatic covid-19 cases after health authorities found 137 such cases on Sunday. The country conducted a testing drive for the 4.75 million people triggered by a 17-year-old female worker who tested positive for the virus on Saturday.

*New York on Sunday surpassed half a million cases, becoming the fourth state of US to do so. New York, the former epicentre of the virus, is reporting 80 per cent more cases in past four weeks compared to its previous record.

*Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar tests positive for Covid-19, he is admitted to a hospital in Mumbai: Office of Deputy CM

*Israel will start its first clinical trials of its covid-19 vaccine candidate next month, authorities said Sunday.  

Meanwhile, the overall number of global coronavirus cases was nearing the 43 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 1,152,770, according to the Johns Hopkins University.