India's coronavirus infections surge to 5.82 million

A total of 1,141 people died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours
Reuters | September 25, 2020

Security guards wearing face shields and masks stand outside a train at a Delhi Metro station ahead of the restart of its operations, amidst the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in New Delhi, India, September 3, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE

BENGALURU:

India’s coronavirus case tally surged to 5.82 million after it recorded 86,052 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Friday.

A total of 1,141 people died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the ministry said, taking mortalities to 92,290, which is a relatively low 1.6% of all cases.

Globally, India has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases, behind the United States where infections crossed 7 million on Thursday.

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