The daily Covid tally in India remained below the 20,000-mark for the second consecutive day with 18,795 new cases registered in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry’s data released on Tuesday morning stated. The country registered 19,859 cases on Monday, which was the first time after over 200 days when Covid cases were reported below the 20,000-mark.

India has been reporting daily cases between 30,000 and 35,000 for the last few weeks, however, with improvement in the Covid situation in Kerala, which has been reporting around 15,000 cases daily, the number of Covid infections have come down. Kerala registered 11,699 new Covid cases on Monday. The country’s active caseload further dropped to 2,92,206, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data. With 179 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India’s total Covid fatalities rose to 4,47,373.