BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s daily rise in coronavirus cases retreated from record levels on Tuesday, but stayed above the 300,000 mark for a sixth straight day.
With 323,144 new cases, India’s overall caseload now stands at 17.64 million. Deaths from COVID-19 rose by 2,771 to reach a total of 197,894, according to health ministry data.
(Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue)
