India has reported 12,514 new COVID-19 cases, 12,718 recoveries and 251 deaths in the last 24 hours as per the Union Health Ministry. India’s active caseload stood at 1,58,817, the lowest in 248 days, while the daily positivity rate stood at 1.42%. With this, the country’s total COVID-19 cases reached 3,42,85,814, while the death toll surged to 4,58,437.