India reports record daily jump in COVID cases for second straight day
India continued to record a massive increase in coronavirus cases Saturday, as it registered nearly 98,000 new infections. According to health ministry figures, 97,570 cases, the largest single day jump, and 1,201 deaths were recorded, taking pandemic figures to more than 4.6 million cases.
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- Published Date: 09:25 | 12 September 2020
- Modified Date: 09:25 | 12 September 2020
India reported a record daily jump in coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, logging 97,570 new infections on Saturday, data from the federal health ministry showed.
With total cases of more than 4.65 million, India is the world's second worst affected country, trailing only the United States, which has more than 6.4 million cases.
But the growth in infections in India is faster than anywhere else in the world, with cases surging through urban and rural areas of some large, populous states.