National Capital is witnessing a recovery from third wave of COVID-19 and  recorded 803 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, the lowest since August 17. The number of active cases dropped below the 10,000-mark. According to Delhi Government authorities, the national capital’s cumulative COVID-19 count stands at 6,17,808. Twenty-seven deaths increased the total tally to 10,304. Meanwhile the positivity rate stood at 1.29 per cent.

The tally of active cases on Monday dropped to 9,255 cases, the first time since August 4 when the number stood at 9,897, according to the Delhi government's latest health bulletin. These new cases came out 62,440 tests conducted the previous day, including 34,288 RT-PCR tests and 28,152 rapid antigen tests. On August 17, Delhi had recorded 787 new cases.

Overall, India recorded 19,556 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the lowest daily rise since July, and 301 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry’s data showed on Tuesday morning. India’s active caseload has also dropped to 292,518, the lowest in 162 days. The active cases of the coronavirus disease were 301,609 on July 13.

India’s Covid-19 tally now stands at 10,075,116 with 9,636,487 recoveries and 146,111 deaths so far, according to the health ministry’s coronavirus dashboard at 8am. The new recoveries have taken the recovery rate to 95.64% on Tuesday. The ministry has said that the daily new recoveries recorded in the country have been more than the daily cases registered since the last 24 days. The gap between recovered and active cases presently stands at 9,343,969.

On Monday, 71.61% of the new recovered cases were from 10 states and Union territories. Kerala had reported the maximum number of single-day recoveries with 4,471 recoveries, 2,627 people recovered in West Bengal followed by 2,064  in Maharashtra.

Kerala had reported the highest daily new cases at 5,711 on Monday and was followed by Maharashtra with 3,811 infections and West Bengal with 1,978 new cases. And, 79.20% of the new cases were from 10 states and Union territories, according to the health ministry.

Again, 10 states and Union territories accounted for 81.38% of the 333 new deaths on Monday. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties at 98, West Bengal and Kerala followed with 40 and 30 daily deaths, respectively. “India has one of the lowest deaths/mn population globally (105.7). Focussed measures including targeted testing, early identification, timely isolation & prompt hospitalization & Standard Treatment Protocol have ensured that daily fatalities are under 400,” the health ministry had said.