NEW DELHI ( HRNW ) – The number of coronavirus infections in India crossed the 5 million mark with 91,120 new cases reported on Tuesday, as infections continued to rise at an alarming rate in the nation with the worst-ever recorded case rate.
India’s tally of total cases stands at 5,018,034, behind only the United States, which at 6.76 million confirmed infections, is the worst-hit nation in the world. Also, 1,283 new deaths were reported on Tuesday, taking the nationwide death toll to 82,091. A total of 3,939,111 people who have been infected have so far recovered, according to HT’s dashboard.
At 996,832, the number of active cases in the country was a little below the million mark till late Tuesday night.
India now accounts for nearly one-sixth of all Covid-19 cases recorded worldwide since the outbreak originated in China nine months ago.
The country also has the worst-ever daily infection rate recorded anywhere in the world. The seven-day average of daily cases in India stands at 93,334, much higher than the peak in the US — where the number touched 69,373 for the week ending June 25, according to worldometers.info.
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