India sees 26k fresh Covid cases, 383 deaths

After falling to a 161-day low on Monday, the tally of fresh Covid-19 infections in India rose slightly on Tuesday to a little over 26,000 even as active cases continued to drop. India recorded 26,239 new cases on Tuesday, taking the overall caseload to 99,32,818, as per data collated from state governments. On Monday, the daily count had decreased to 22,273.