India reports record daily jump of 77,266 coronavirus infections

Published On: August 28, 2020 11:15 AM NPT By: Reuters


India reports record daily jump of 77,266 coronavirus infections

MUMBAI, Aug 28: India reported a record daily jump of 77,266 coronavirus infections on Friday, taking its total to 3.39 million, as cases surged across the country, data from the federal health ministry showed.

India has reported the highest single-day caseload in the world every day since Aug. 7, a Reuters tally showed, and is the third-most affected country behind only the United States and Brazil.

Deaths in the same period went up by 1,057, taking the total toll to 61,529.

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