The daily count of new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India continues to fall.
On Monday, the country has recorded 66,732 new cases which took the tally to 7,120,538, according to the Indian Union health ministry.
The number of new fatalities also saw a drop for the ninth consecutive day. As per health ministry update at 8 am, India recorded 816 deaths due to the infection in the last 24 hours, stated the Hindustan Times this morning.
Nearly 84 per cent of these fatlities are reported from 10 states, with Maharashtra having reported maximum number (308) of these deaths. The fatality count now stands at 1,09,150.
The number of active cases fell further to 8,61,853, while 61,49,535 patients have cured of the disease, according to Indian health ministry
