India’s lowest COVID spike in weeks, South Asia records 30m cases

India reports lowest daily rise since April 14 as total cases in region surpass 30 million, according to Reuters tally.

India has reported 186,364 new coronavirus infections during the previous 24 hours, its lowest daily rise since April 14, as total cases in the South Asia region surpass 30 million, according to a Reuters news agency tally of official data. In India, COVID-related deaths rose by 3,660 in a day, with the country’s tally of infections now standing at 27.56 million and the death toll at 318,895, health ministry data showed on Friday. India’s official tally of daily coronavirus infections has been falling in the past few days, offering hope that its second wave is ebbing. But there are serious concerns that many new infections are not being reported, largely due to a dearth of testing in the countryside.