howindialives.com on Monday evening showed.Overall, India has 402,529 active cases—or patients still under treatment—as of Tuesday morning, while 28,084 deaths have been attributed to the infection, latest data from the health ministry showed.
Active cases rose 26% in the last seven days, compared to 20% in the week-ago period (7 July to 14 July). The seven-day spike in deaths is 18%, in line with the preceding week.
The seven-day rolling averages have been considered for these calculations since they minimize the effect of volatile and delayed reporting.For over a month, new infections and deaths have been rising faster in India than in most other badly-hit countries.