India’s coronavirus cases rise to 5.2 million with 96,424 new infections

Mumbai, September 18

India on Friday recorded 96,424 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 5.2 million, data provided from the Union Health Ministry at 8 am showed.

Meanwhile, 1,174 people died of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking total mortalities from the disease to 84,372, the Health Ministry said.

India has been posting the highest single-day caseload in the world since early August and seems on course to cross the United States as the country with the most number of cases.

Deaths in India have been relatively low and it has a fatality rate of 1.62 per cent. Reuters