India sees 18.5k fresh cases, lowest in 6 months

India reported the lowest single-day count of fresh Covid-19 cases in nearly six months on Saturday, as a receding pandemic, as well as lower testing on Christmas day, resulted in less than 19,000 new infections being detected across the country. ​​India recorded 18,475 fresh cases on Saturday, the lowest daily count since June 30, when 18,333 infections were registered, as per TOI’s database collated from state government figures.