India's covid-19 tally nears 2-crore mark with over 3.6 lakh new cases; 3,417 deaths in 24 hours India's covid-19 tally nears 2-crore mark with over 3.6 lakh new cases; 3,417 deaths in 24 hours coastaldigest.com news network May 3, 2021 New Delhi, May 3: India's coronavirus tally neared the two-crore mark with 3,68,147 new cases on Monday. The death toll rose to 2,18,959 with 3,417 fresh fatalities, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry. The infection tally rose to 1,99,25,604, while the active cases crossed the 34-lakh mark, the data updated at 8 am showed. Registering a steady increase, the active cases stood at 34,13,642, accounting for 17.13 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has further dropped to 81.77 per cent.