The new infections took India's total to 10.08 million, according to a Reuters tally. Daily cases have been falling steadily in India since a peak in September, in spite of a busy festival season last month. India has recorded the world's second-highest number of infections, after the United States. A total of 146,111 people have died of the coronavirus in India, with 301 deaths in the last 24 hours, the ministry said.

Source: bd News24 December 22, 2020 04:30 UTC