India reports 22,065 new coronavirus cases, lowest daily rise since July 4
A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a man amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a bus depot in New Delhi, India, December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
India reported 22,065 new coronavirus infections, taking its total to 9.9 million, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday, making it the lowest daily rise since July 4, according to a Reuters tally.
India has recorded the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, after the United States, but daily infections have declined since hitting a peak in September.
Deaths rose by 354, the ministry said, taking the total to 143,709.
FILE PHOTO: A man looks out of a train as it arrives at a platform amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
(Reporting by Chandini Monnappa in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
FILE PHOTO: A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) checks the temperature of passengers amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasA healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a woman amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on a street in New Delhi, India, December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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