India to Ease Lockdown Rules as COVID-19 Case Numbers Decline
A health worker in personal protective equipment collects a swab sample from a woman during a rapid antigen testing campaign for COVID-19 at a railway station platform in Mumbai, India, on March 17, 2021. Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
NEW DELHI—India reported 114,460 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, the lowest in two months, while the death toll increased by 2,677, as parts of the country prepared to ease movement restrictions.
India has a total of 28.8 million virus cases, according to health ministry data. The country has suffered 346,759 deaths.
