India's coronavirus cases jump by daily record of 97,894
A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a man, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
India reported another record jump in daily coronavirus infections with 97,894 cases in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday.
With 5.12 million cases in all, India is the world's second-worst affected country, and trails only the United States, which has a caseload of around 6.6 million.
Deaths, which have been relatively low so far, are showing an uptick, and the country has recorded more than 1,000 deaths every day for the last two weeks.
People wearing protective face masks wait for their rapid antigen test results outside a community centre, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
On Thursday, the federal health ministry said 1,132 people died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking total fatalities from the disease to 83,198.
(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) waits to take swabs from people for rapid antigen test alongside a road, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Amit DaveA healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab from a man for a rapid antigen test alongside a road, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Amit DaveDevotees perform rituals to honour the souls of their departed ancestors on the auspicious day of Mahalaya, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
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