For around two weeks, India has reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases in the world each day. In the last seven days, most major states have seen a slower rise in their numbers than earlier. India has reported 2,836,925 coronavirus cases so far, latest data from the health ministry showed. Due to a fast-improving recovery rate, active cases grew far slower, 7% in the last seven days, to 686,395 as of Thursday morning. Of the over 1.7 million new cases globally in the last seven days, India accounted for nearly 25%—the highest in the world.

Source: Mint August 20, 2020 07:38 UTC