India reported a daily jump of 83,341 coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 3.94 million, according to data showed by health ministry today. India now closes in on Brazil as the world’s second-most affected country from coronavirus.
Asia’s worst-hit country is now just around 60,000 cases behind Brazil, which has approximately 4 million confirmed cases, as stated by a Reuters tally. USA is the worst affected nation, with over 6 million cases.
India has logged the world’s largest daily caseload every day for almost a month as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government pushes to open up the economy to prevent further damage from the pandemic.
Its economy performed worst in the April-June quarter among major economies globally, as the pandemic crippled businesses and forced India’s 1.3 billion people to stay indoors for a majority of the quarter, reports Reuters.
Nevertheless, deaths in India from COVID-19 have remained relatively low. The ministry said today that 1,096 people died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 68,472.
Worldwide, 863,863 have died from COVID-19, out of a total caseload of 26.15 million.
