NEW DELHI (INDIA) – India recorded 46,253 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Wednesday.
With 8.3 million confirmed coronavirus cases, India is the world’s second most affected country, behind only the United States.
Since a peak in September, the spread has comparatively become slow, and the country has reported less than 50,000 infections daily for 10 straight days.
According to the health ministry, besides New Delhi, the southern state of Kerala and West Bengal in the east have witnessed a rise in active cases in the last month.
The government has warned that cases could surge during the ongoing festival season, asking people to wear masks and maintain social distancing.