India recorded 1,033 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 43 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours.The total death toll in the country is now at 5,21,530. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday (April 7), the country saw a total of 1,222 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.76 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,24,98,789. The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 11,639 (0.03%) the ministry data showed today.