Coronavirus / Daily COVID-19 cases in India dip to 3.6L after 4 straight days with over 4L cases

The daily number of coronavirus cases in India dipped to 3,66,161 after the country reported more than four lakh cases for four consecutive days. The total number of cases in the country has now risen to 2,26,62,575. Further, India reported 3,754 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total coronavirus death toll to 2,46,116.

Vikrant Shekhawat : May 10, 2021, 10:46 AM
New Delhi: India saw a significant drop in daily Covid infections this morning with 3.66 lakh fresh cases and 3,754 deaths logged in the last 24 hours after the country recorded over 4 lakh cases for four straight days and 4,000 deaths for two consecutive days. 

In the last 24 hours, 14,74,606 samples were tested, as per the Health Ministry data, nearly 4 lakh samples less than 18,65,428 samples tested in the previous 24 hours.

In Maharashtra, the state with highest caseload, daily infections dropped below 50,000 for the first time in a month.