India reports lowest rise in daily COVID cases since April 14

India reports 196,427 new cases in the last 24 hours while deaths from COVID-19 rise by 3,511.

India has reported 196,427 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, its lowest daily rise in infections since April 14, while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 3,511. The country’s overall caseload now stands at 26.95 million, while total fatalities are at 307,231, according to the health ministry’s data released on Tuesday. India’s death toll is the third-highest reported in the world after the United States and Brazil, accounting for 8.6 percent of the nearly 3.47 million coronavirus fatalities globally, though the actual numbers are thought to be significantly higher.