BENGALURU: India's daily rise in coronavirus cases retreated from the 400,000 mark on Monday, while its daily rise in deaths also fell after two straight days of more than 4,000 fatalities.

The health ministry reported 366,161 new COVID-19 infections and 3,754 more deaths. India's total caseload now stands at 22.66 million, with 246,116 deaths.

(Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill) ((AnuronKumar.Mitra@thomsonreuters.com; +91 99863 58469;))