NEW DELHI: India’s count of Covid-19 cases was set to cross the 1.5 lakh mark, even as the number of fresh infections reported on Tuesday dropped slightly to its lowest number in the past six days at 5,502 while the deaths related to the virus rose by 172, the second highest single-day toll so far.
By late Tuesday night, India had recorded 1,47,758 coronavirus cases while the death toll from the pandemic was 4,345, as per reports from state governments. The number of people who had recovered from the virus had risen to 64,239.
With a surge in cases, Mumbai was among the world’s four cities recording the highest number of cases in the past four-five days, data reveals. The other cities were Moscow, Sao Paulo and New York.
While Mumbai, by far the worst-hit Indian city, recorded a drop in cases on Tues