Coronavirus Cases Today: India has recorded over 2.95 lakh deaths linked to Covid. Highlights A new record with 20,66,285 samples tested Karnataka and Kerala have extended the lockdown New Delhi: India recorded 2.57 lakh fresh Covid cases and 4,194 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country saw a new record with 20,66,285 samples tested since yesterday. The overall case count surged past the 2.62 crore-mark this morning. Here are ten points on this big story: India has been recording over 2 lakh fresh infections every day for nearly a week now. The country's daily cases dropped below the 3 lakh-mark for the first time since April 21 earlier this week. Nearly 30,000 Covid patients have died since May 15.