Highlights New cases rose by 403,738, just shy of the record and increasing the total since the start of the pandemic to 22.3 million Support has been pouring in from around the world in the form of oxygen cylinders an other medical equipment Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi are among 10 states that account for 71.75 per cent of the 4,03,738 new COVID-19 cases registered in a day New Delhi: India has been facing a heavy wave of COVID-19 infections with the number of cases surging across the nation on a daily basis. This sudden surge in cases due to the various new infectious strains of COVID-19 clubbed with complacency in regard to following the pandemic rules and guidelines has forced many states and UTs in the nation to impose lockdown-like restrictions.