BY A STAFF REPORTER: Today India reports 5,326 new covid cases. The total recovery case is 8,043. As per Union health ministry report, 453 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total Active case number is 79,097. The Total recoveries till date is 3,41,95,060. The total death toll in the country is now at 4,78,007. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.