India nears nine million coronavirus cases
Deaths rose by 585, with the total now at 131,578
Shoppers crowd a market ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in the old quarter of Delhi, India, November 10, 2020. REUTERS
MUMBAI:
India recorded 45,576 new cases of the coronavirus, taking total infections to 8.96 million, data from the health ministry said on Thursday.
The South Asian nation has the world’s second-highest number of COVID-19 infections, after the United States, but cases have been falling since hitting a peak in September.
Deaths rose by 585, with the total now at 131,578, the ministry said.