India Sees 13% Drop In New COVID-19 Cases In Week; Still Highest Globally: WHO India Sees 13% Drop In New COVID-19 Cases In Week; Still Highest Globally: WHO COVID-19 India: As per the WHO estimates, cumulative cases in India currently stand at about 24.68 million and total deaths are at about 270,284. Updated: May 19, 2021 7:46 pm IST WHO said that the highest number of new Covid cases were reported from India (2,387,663 cases) United Nations: India registered a 13 per cent decrease in new COVID-19 cases in the past week but the number of fresh infections was still the highest around the world, the WHO has said.