BENGALURU (INDIA) – India recorded a daily jump of 83,341 coronavirus infections. It has taken the tally to 3.94 million, as shown by the data from the health ministry on Friday. It has come closer to Brazil as the world’s second-most affected nation.
India is now just around 60,000 cases behind Brazil, where confirmed cases make up to around 4 million, according to a tally.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has been trying to open up the economy so that further damage due to the pandemic could be avoided.
The ministry said on Friday, 1,096 people have lost lives due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 68,472.
