Coronavirus: India sees highest daily deaths in more than a month


FE REPORT | Published: September 08, 2020 12:05:49 | Updated: September 08, 2020 19:37:37


A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carries the body of a man, who died due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India on September 7, 2020 — Reuters photo

India recorded its highest daily deaths from the coronavirus in more than a month on Tuesday, even as new infections slowed, data from the health ministry showed.

The health ministry said 1,133 people had died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest since July, taking total mortalities to 72,775. But new daily cases were at 75,809, the lowest in a week.

India surprassed Brazil on Monday to become the country with the most number of coronavirus cases outside of the United States and has a cumulative caseload of 4.28 million.

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