More than 71.69 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,617,065 have died, according to a Reuters tally. India reported 22,065 new coronavirus infections, taking its total to 9.9 million, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday, making it the lowest daily rise since July 4, according to the tally. India has recorded the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, after the United States, but daily infections have declined since hitting a peak in September. Deaths rose by 354, the ministry said, taking the total to 143,709. Russia on Tuesday reported 26,689 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, including 5,418 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 2,707,945. Authorities said 577 people had died overnight, taking the official death toll to 47,968. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 14,432 to 1,351,510 and the reported death toll rose by 500 to 22,475, 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.
