NEW DELHI - India is seeing a six-month low of daily Covid-19 cases even as multiple Indian states have imposed restrictions to ensure New Year celebrations will not erode these gains.
India, the world s second worst-hit country by the pandemic after the US, with over 10.2 million cases, has seen daily cases hovering at around 20,000, in stark contrast to a high of 97,000 cases in mid-September.
Active cases have fallen to below 270,000 for the first time in six months.
The downward trend in the world s second most populous country comes in spite of Covid fatigue within the population, with not all following social distancing norms or wearing masks.