The daily new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 for the third time this month taking India's virus caseload to 99.06 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 94.21 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

The total Coronavirus cases mounted to 99,06,305 with 23,185 infections being reported in a day. The death toll rose to 1,43,697 with 374 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 94,21,964 pushing the national recovery rate to 94.98 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.