India on Monday reported 3,207 new cases, taking the overall infection tally so far to 4,31,05,401. With 29 fresh deaths, the toll climbed to 5,24,093, according to Union health ministry data. India had reported 3,451 new cases and 40 deaths a day ago. The active cases – at 20,403 – comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections, the latest government data showed. With the number of people recuperating from the disease surged to 4,25,60,905, the national Covid-19 recovery rate was reported at 98.74 per cent.