India reported 83,341 new coronavirus cases on Friday, another highest daily increase for the country, according to India's Ministry of Health. It follows 83,337 COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday. This brings the total number of confirmed infections to nearly 3.94 million, as India closes in on Brazil as the world's second-most affected nation from the virus. Asia's worst-hit country is now just around 60,000 cases behind Brazil, which has around 4 million confirmed cases, according to a Reuters tally. The United States is the worst affected nation, with more than 6 million cases. However, deaths in India from COVID-19 have remained relatively low. The ministry said on Friday 1,096 people died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 68,472. Globally, 863,863 have died from the disease, out of a total caseload of 26.15 million. India has been recording the world's largest daily caseload every day for almost a month as the country opens up to prevent further economic damage from the pandemic. — Agencies
