Updated: April 06, 2021 15:31 IST IMA urges PM Modi to open COVID-19 vaccination for all above 18 years; India records highest single-day vaccination coverage Share Article AAA People wait in a queue for COVID-19 test in New Delhi, Monday, April 5, 2021. | Photo Credit: AP IMA urges PM Modi to open COVID-19 vaccination for all above 18 years; India records highest single-day vaccination coverage The daily rise in new coronavirus infections in India remained above 90,000 for the third consecutive day taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,26,86,049, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 96,982 cases have been reported in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 1,65,547 with 446 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 a.m. showed.