India on Saturday logged 2,797 fresh COVID-19 infections that pushed its tally to 44,609,257, while the number of active cases dropped below 30,000 after 122 days, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 528,778 with 24 fatalities including 12 reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. There are 29,251 active COVID-19 cases in India which comprise 0.07 per cent of the total infections. The national recovery rate has increased to 98.75 per cent, the ministry said.