India overtakes Brazil today and becomes the second-worst affected country in terms of COVID-19 cases behind the United States, as stated by an AFP tally.
India records 4.20 million infections since the pandemic started, health ministry data showed, compared with 4.12 million in Brazil and 6.25 million in the US.
India has recorded 71,642 deaths, fewer than the 126,203 in Brazil and 188,540 in the US. Many experts, Nevertheless, say that India is not testing enough people and the real numbers may be much higher.