Fewer Tests Could Be Why India's COVID-19 Numbers Have Declined Since May 1 This is why the noticeable drop cannot be directly interpreted as an early sign of flattening the curve of the second wave. A health worker collects a sample for COVID-19 test at a testing lab,amid a countrywide surge in coronavirus, in Gurugram, Monday, May 3, 2021. Photo: PTI Health21 hours ago Jammu: The number of new COVID-19 cases India has been reporting has been declining since May 1. On May 3, the country added just over 3.55 lakh new cases, after a steep rise in the last week of April. The noticeable drop in the number of cases on May 3 is in fact the biggest single-day drop recorded in Indiaâs second-wave of COVID-19 thus far.