India reports 41,831 new Covid cases, doctor warns about 'R-Value'

Measure tracking the number of people infected by any single case of Covid-19 is going up, says Delhi AIIMS chief

India reported 41,831 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours and 541 deaths from the disease, giving out updates as a top doctor warned that a measure on how quickly infections may spread is rising worryingly.

The nationwide tally of infections has reached 31.65 million since the start of the pandemic, according to the health ministry on Sunday. Overall fatalities reached 424,351 fatalities from deaths overnight, data showed.

India's 'R-Value' is inching up and that should be a matter of concern, Dr Randeep Guleria, head of Delhi’s state-run All India Institute Of Medical Sciences. 'R-Value' refers to a measure tracking the