MUMBAI: India reported a record daily jump of coronavirus infections on Saturday (Aug 22), bringing the total near 3 million and piling pressure ...
MUMBAI: India reported a record daily jump of coronavirus infections on Saturday , bringing the total near 3 million and piling pressure on authorities to curb huge gatherings as a major religious festival began.
The 69,878 new infections - the fourth straight day above 60,000 - take India's total cases to 2.98 million, behind only the United States and Brazil. COVID-19 deaths increased by 945 to 55,794, data from the federal health ministry showed.For most of western India, especially the financial capital Mumbai, the 11-day festival of Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesh is usually celebrated with big public gatherings.
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