DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Punjab recorded five more Covid-related fatalities on Monday that took the death toll to 16,278, while 42 new cases pushed the infection tally to 5,98,840, according to a medical bulletin issued here. Of the new fatalities, three were reported from Tarn Taran and one each from Patiala and Sangrur, it said. The death toll also includes seven deaths which were not reported earlier, according to the bulletin. The number of active cases stands at 637, it said. Of the new cases, Jalandhar reported nine infections, followed by five in Amritsar and three in Pathankot, it said. With 96 recoveries, the number of those cured from the infection has reached 5,81,925, the bulletin said. A total of 1,19,35,633 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state, it said. Chandigarh reported four cases, taking the infection tally to 61,931, according to a medical bulletin issued here. The death toll stands at 809, it said, adding the number of active cases was 36. With one patient being discharged after his recovery, the number of those who have been cured from the infection has reached 61,086, the bulletin added. With 39,361 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,14,11,262, while the daily positivity was recorded above three per cent after 35 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 4,20,967 with 416 fresh fatalities. The active cases have increased to 4,11,189 and comprise 1.31 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.35 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed. An increase of 2,977 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. As many as 11,54,444 tests were conducted on Sunday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 45,74,44,011. The daily positivity rate has increased to 3.41 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.31 per cent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,05, 79,106 while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent, the data stated. (editor@dailyworld.in)