FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a graffiti of a girl wearing a protective mask amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
India’s total coronavirus infections stood at 7.91 million on Monday, having risen by 45,148 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed.
The world’s second-most populous country also has the second-highest number of infections after the United States, which has around 8.1 million.
However, India recorded its lowest death toll in about four months on Monday with 480 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, taking total fatalities to 119,014.
People watch Ramlila, an re-enactment of the life of Hindu Lord Rama, during Dussehra festival celebrations amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi, October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
(Reporting by Manoj Kumar: Editing by Kim Coghill)
People watch Ramlila, a re-enactment of the life of Hindu Lord Rama, during Dussehra festival celebrations, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiPeople throng a market a day before the Hindu festival of Dussehra amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, October 24, 2020. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasPeople watch Ramlila, a re-enactment of the life of Hindu Lord Rama, during Dussehra festival celebrations, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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