COVID: India overtakes Brazil as world’s second worst-hit country

India records 168,912 cases overnight, taking overall tally to 13.53 million infections reported since pandemic began.

India has reported a record 168,912 COVID-19 infections overnight, data from the health ministry showed, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus. Deaths in India stood at 904, taking the total to 170,179, data showed on Monday. India’s overall tally reached 13.53 million, while John Hopkins University put the total number of cases in Brazil at 13.48 million. The United States leads the global tally with 31.2 million cases.