Covid-19 update: India sees decline in new cases amid second wave scare A health worker collects a swab sample from to test for Covid-19 (AFP)Premium As many as 10,584 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours With 13,255 new discharges, the cumulative number of patients to have been cured of the disease has reached 1,07,12,665 Share Via Read Full Story After seeing rising daily new cases last week, India reported a plunge in fresh infections on Tuesday. As many as 10,584 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Union ministry of health. The total number of cases now stands at 1,10,16,434. There are 1,47,306 active cases in the country, as of Tuesday.