India has surpassed the highest-ever global daily Covid-19 case numbers for a second day in a row, as the situation continues to spiral with over 330,000 infections recorded in the past 24 hours and hospitals struggling to cope.
The latest data saw India record a tragic double record – globally, for the highest number of cases in a 24-hour period, and nationally, for the worst single day in virus-related deaths. The 332,730 new infections have taken its figure since the start of the pandemic to over 16.3 million, while fatalities from the virus rose by 2,263 to a total of 187,390, according to Health Ministry data released on Friday.
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