NEW DELHI – India reported 45,674 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, with the capital coping with a sharp surge of nearly 7,000 cases a day this week.India’s tally of confirmed cases -- currently the second largest in the world behind the United States – has exceeded 8.5 million.
The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported 559 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking total fatalities to 126,121.India has seen an overall steady dip in new cases after touching nearly 100,000 a day in mid-September.However, the tally in New Delhi continues to hover around 7,000 a day after dropping to nearly 1,000 in September.