India has reported a record daily jump in coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, logging 97,570 new infections, data from the federal health ministry showed.
With total cases of more than 4.65 million, India is the world’s second worst affected country, trailing only the United States, which has more than 6.4 million cases, Reuters reported.
The western state of Maharashtra has been particularly hard-hit, with total confirmed cases breaching the 1 million mark late on Friday, making it the first state or province anywhere in the world to cross that mark.
