The daily positivity was recorded at 2.73 per cent, while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.71 per cent.
Mansukh Mandaviya urged States to strengthen the surveillance system for whole genome sequencing of positive case samples to track the variants through Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) network to ensure timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the country.
The number of recoveries increased to 4,40,82,064, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
The death toll climbed to 5,28,403 with 33 fatalities, which includes 19 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.76 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was at 1.78 per cent.
The death toll climbed to 28,250 with 34 fatalities which includes 20 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
A decline of 252 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The active caseload dipped to 90,707, accounting for 0.20 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.49 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 4.38 per cent, the ministry said.
The daily positivity rate was 4.15 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.79 per cent, according to the health ministry
While the daily positivity rate also declined to 4.58 per cent, the weekly positivity rate stood at 4.85 per cent.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.94 per cent, while the weekly positivity was 4.90 per cent, the ministry said.
India's daily positivity rate has declined to 3.50 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate currently stands at 4.69 per cent.
India's daily positivity rate has marginally risen to 6.14 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate in the country currently also stands at 4.64 per cent.
The death toll climbed to 5,26,600 with 70 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.