India reports 40,134 new Covid cases, daily positivity rate below 5% for 56 consecutive days

India reported 40,134 new cases of Covid-19 and 422 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union health ministry. The total number of cases currently stands at 3,16,95,958. The death toll has climbed to 4,24,773. The number of active cases of Covid-19 in the country is 4,13,718.