India’s daily coronavirus cases continue downward trend

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for Covid-19 in Ahmedabad, India (Ajit Solanki/AP)

India has registered 88,600 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, in a declining trend with recoveries exceeding daily infections.

The Health Ministry also reported an additional 1,124 deaths for a total of 94,503. The average of new cases has fallen by around 7,000 daily in the past week after reaching a record number of 97,894 on September 16.