More than 62.84 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,464,200 have died, according to a Reuters tally. India recorded 31,118 new coronavirus cases, the lowest daily tally since Nov. 17, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday. India now has 9.46 million COVID-19 infections, but the number of new daily cases has stayed below the 50,000 mark since Nov. 7 despite a busy festival season last month, according to the tally. Deaths rose by 482, bringing the total to 137,621. Russia reported a record 569 deaths linked to the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the official death toll to 40,464. Authorities also reported 26,402 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, including 6,524 in the capital Moscow, bringing the national cumulative tally to 2,322,056. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 13,604 to 1,067,473 and the reported death toll rose by 388 to 16,636, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
