India logs 13 per cent fall in new COVID-19 cases in week; still highest globally: WHO SECTIONS India logs 13 per cent fall in new COVID-19 cases in week; still highest globally: WHOPTI Last Updated: May 19, 2021, 11:20 AM IST Share Synopsis According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday, India saw a record 4,529 fatalities due to coronavirus in a single day, pushing the COVID-19 death toll to 2,83,248, while 2,67,334 fresh infections were recorded, taking the total tally of cases to 2,54,96,330. Reuters 3,399,793.0 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.