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India posts lowest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in over a month – Metro US

India posts lowest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in over a month

Villagers wait to receive medicine at a free medical camp
Villagers wait to receive medicine at a free medical camp set up to provide healthcare support to villagers

BENGALURU (Reuters) – India reported on Friday 186,364 new coronavirus infections during the previous 24 hours, for its lowest daily rise since April 14, while deaths rose by 3,660.

The South Asian nation’s tally of infections now stands at 27.56 million, with the death toll at 318,895, health ministry data show.

(Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)