India's daily COVID-19 cases rose by 45,674 taking its overall coronavirus tally past the 85 lakh mark, government data released this morning shows. The number of new Covid infections in the one-day period was 9 per cent lesser than Friday's almost 50,000. Coronavirus-related deaths also rose by 559 in this 24-hour period, taking India's overall Covid fatality numbers - among the lowest in the world per million - to 1,26,121.