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Coronavirus: India now second Highest affected country

 Published: 02:08, 7 September 2020

Coronavirus: India now second Highest affected country
India is now the second Highest most Covid affected country in the world after Brazil. The total number of affected people in the country is now 4.2 million_ including 90_602 new ones in the last 24 hours. The United States_ which has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world_ has logged over 62.75 lakh infections so far_ about 29 lakh more than India. India has been reporting the highest number of daily Covid cases in the world for nearly a month_ according to the World Health Organization data. About 32.5 lakh Covid patients in the country have recovered so far;over 69_000 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours. About 7.2 lakh samples were tested over the last 24 hours_ taking the total number of samples tested to 4.95 crore. Across the country_ 71_642 deaths linked to Covid have been registered since the beginning of the pandemic; 1_016 deaths have been recorded since yesterday. Maharashtra_ Andhra Pradesh_ Tamil Nadu_ Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh are the five worst-affected states in the country by the outbreak. These five states also reported the highest number of new cases in the last 24 hours. India s Health Ministry reported Sunday that it had recorded 90_632 new COVID-19 infections in the previous 24-hour period_ setting a world record for a one-day tally of new cases. -Source: NDTV
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