Rose petals are spread around the grave and coffin of Father Rolfie D’Souza, who died of Covid-19, at a cemetery in Prayagraj (AP)A dip in the number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai is offering a glimmer of hope for India, as the country battles a surge in infections. With more than 24 million confirmed cases and 270,000 deaths, India’s caseload is the second highest after the US. Expand Close Testing for coronavirus in Gauhati (AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Testing for coronavirus in Gauhati (AP)On Monday, infections continued to decline as cases dipped below 300,000 for the first time in weeks. So the nationwide trends represent an incomplete and misleading picture of how things are faring across India as a whole, experts say. In the last month, cases have more than tripled and reported deaths have gone up six times – but testing has only increased by 1.6 times.

Source: Irish Independent May 17, 2021 06:33 UTC