India’s Covid-19 active caseload on Monday rose to 1,828 while one death was recorded in Kerala, the state where the Covid sub-variant JN.1 was detected recently, according to Union Health Ministry data.

The number of people who recovered from the infection increased to 4.46 crore (4,44,69,931). The national recovery rate was pegged at 98.81 per cent, the Health Ministry said.

So far, 5,33,317 people have died due to Covid-19 and the case fatality rate stood at 1.19 per cent.

On Sunday, India logged 335 fresh Covid-19 infections and the number of active cases rose to 1,701, the Health Ministry said.

Five deaths were reported — four alone in Kerala and one in Uttar Pradesh, the Health Ministry data showed.