India saw a slight dip in the number of daily coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases after recording nearly 40,000 infections for two days in a row, Union health ministry data showed on Tuesday morning.

There were 37,148 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after a tally of 38,902 infections on Sunday and 40,425 patients on Monday. There are 402,529 active cases of the coronavirus disease across the country as of Tuesday morning.

More than 7 lakh patients have been cured of Covid-19 and discharged until now. This has further expanded the difference between active cases and the recovered people by 322,048.

The health ministry data showed there were 24,491 Covid-19 patients who have recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to 62.72%.

It also showed 587 people succumbed to the viral disease between Monday and Sunday morning. The new fatalities have taken India’s death toll to 28,084.

According to figures from the government, which has said that India has one of the lowest case fatality rate (CFR) in the world, the ratio of confirmed deaths and confirmed Covid-19 cases dropped to 2.46% on Monday.