India reports nearly 20,000 new COVID-19 cases, total close to 550,000

India on Monday reported 19,459 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, bringing its nationwide cases tally to 548,318.

The country's health ministry also registered 380 new fatalities due to COVID-19, pushing its death toll to 16,475.

India has recorded over 10,000 cases daily for the past consecutive 18 days. It has the fourth highest number of infections worldwide, behind the U.S., Brazil and Russia, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally.