» India's sudden drop in coronavirus cases has puzzled disease experts. Strict public-health measures and difficulty recording rural cases may have factored in. India's sudden drop in coronavirus cases has puzzled disease experts. Strict public-health measures and difficulty recording rural cases may have factored in. Aria BendixFeb 19, 2021, 05:51 IST A student gets her body temperature taken in Hyderabad, India on February 1, 2021.Partha Sarkar/Xinhua/Getty Images India's daily coronavirus cases have plummeted since September. The nation is now reporting just 8 daily cases per one million people, among the lowest per-capita rates in the world. Experts say the decline is puzzling. The difficulty of recording rural cases, combined with strict public-health measures, may offer some explanation.