India 3rd Worst-Hit With Nearly 700,000 Coronavirus Cases

India has overtaken Russia with the world’s third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases, at nearly 700,000, according to the latest data, as the outbreak shows no sign of slowing.

Health Ministry data on Monday showed more than 23,000 new cases reported in the previous 24 hours, down slightly from Sunday’s record increase of almost 25,000.

There have been almost 20,000 deaths in India since the first case was detected there in January.

India is now the world’s third worst-affected country, behind only the United States and Brazil.

It has seen eight times the number of cases as China, that has a similar-sized population and is where the virus originated late last year.

Officials said they had reversed a decision to reopen the Taj Mahal, India’s most famous tourist attraction, in the city of Agra, 200 km (125 miles) southeast of New Delhi, on Monday, following a spate of new cases in the area.

Recent Posts

  • Featured

‘PM Modi Wants Youth Busy Making Reels, Not Asking Questions’

In an election rally in Bihar's Aurangabad on November 4, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a blistering assault on Prime…

15 hours ago
  • Featured

How Warming Temperature & Humidity Expand Dengue’s Reach

Dengue is no longer confined to tropical climates and is expanding to other regions. Latest research shows that as global…

19 hours ago
  • Featured

India’s Tryst With Strategic Experimentation

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a Rs 1 lakh crore (US $1.13 billion) Research, Development and Innovation fund…

19 hours ago
  • Featured

‘Umar Khalid Is Completely Innocent, Victim Of Grave Injustice’

In a bold Facebook post that has ignited nationwide debate, senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya…

2 days ago
  • Featured

Climate Justice Is No Longer An Aspiration But A Legal Duty

In recent months, both the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued advisory…

2 days ago
  • Featured

Local Economies In Odisha Hit By Closure Of Thermal Power Plants

When a thermal power plant in Talcher, Odisha, closed, local markets that once thrived on workers’ daily spending, collapsed, leaving…

2 days ago

This website uses cookies.