Coronavirus cases in India drop to lowest since mid-July

People crowding a shopping market on the eve of Diwali festival in New Delhi, India, 13 November 2020. (File/AFP)

• India is the country with the second-highest number of infections behind the United States
• Experts have warned that the Diwali festival season could lead to a new spike

MUMBAI: Daily coronavirus infections in India fell to their lowest since mid-July, with 29,163 new cases reported for the last 24 hours, taking the total to 8.87 million, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Daily cases have fallen in India, the country with the second-highest number of infections behind the United States, since hitting a peak in September.
Indians celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, over the weekend, and experts have warned that the festival season could lead to a new spike.
Deaths rose by 449 over the last 24 hours, the ministry also said, with toll now at 130,519.