India’s coronavirus infections surge to 5.4 million
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Read < 1minuteNEW DELHI, INDIA – SEPTEMBER 15: A view of a crowded marketplace during Mangal Bazar at Bhogal on September 15, 2020 in New Delhi, India. Streets are crowded despite directions from Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to ensure Social distancing norms. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
India’s coronavirus case tally surged to 5.4 million as it added 92,605 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed on Sunday.
The country has posted the highest single-day caseload in the world since early August and lags behind only the United States, which has 6.7 million cases in terms of total infections.
A total of 1,113 people died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said, taking mortalities to 86,752, which is a relatively low 1.6% of all cases.
The 5 million mark was also reached on Tuesday when over 90,000 cases were reported. Also, 1,284 new deaths were reported, taking the nationwide death toll to 82,091.
