India records 8,774 new COVID-19 cases, active cases lowest in 543 days

The death toll has climbed to 4,68,554, with 621 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 51 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 154 consecutive days now.