India's daily number of COVID-19 cases today stood at 18,732, the lowest since July 1, when 18,653 cases were recorded. Up to 279 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the overall count since the outbreak in January to 1,47,622. The country's overall positive cases stood at 1,01,87,850, with 2,78,690 active cases. Delhi recorded 655 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours - the lowest in over four months - bringing a much-needed relief for the capital that had seen a sharp spike in cases in November.