India has recorded 2,81,386 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest count in the last 27 days, taking the toll to 24,965,463 in the last 24 hours.
As per the Union Health Ministry, India reported 4,106 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the fatality count to 2,74,390. The active cases in the country are 35,16,997 and the total recoveries are 21,174,076.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also announced on Sunday that the lockdown in the National Capital has been extended by another week till 24 May, reported NDTV.
So far, the pandemic has claimed 3,392,802 lives worldwide with 163,701,233 infected cases. The US remains the worst-hit country with 33,713,438, followed by India, Brazil, France and Turkey.