Coronavirus live updates: Number is active cases likely to fall below 8-lakh mark today : The number is likely to fall below the 8-lakh mark on Friday. Amid a general decline in fresh cases in most states, Bengal reported its highest single-day count so far of 3,720 infections. Cases were on the rise in Delhi as well, with the capital reporting 3,483 new infections on Thursday, up from 3,036 two days earlier.