India's New Daily COVID-19 Cases Surpass 100,000 for First Time
Saudi Press Agency
Monday 1442/8/23 - 2021/04/05
New Delhi, April 5, 2021, SPA -- India reported a record rise in coronavirus infections on Monday, becoming only the second country after the United States to register more than 100,000 new cases in a day, Reuters reported.
With 103,558 new infections, India has now reported 12,589,067 cases, the highest after the United States and Brazil, data from the health ministry showed. India has recorded the most number of infections in the past week anywhere in the world.
Deaths jumped by 478, raising the total to 165,101.
India's previous daily high in cases was 97,894, hit in mid-September and after which infections had come down sharply, only to rise again starting late February as the economy reopened fully and new virus mutants spread.
--SPA
10:30 LOCAL TIME 07:30 GMT
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