India sees new record rise in daily COVID cases and 1,619 deaths

India reports 273,810 new cases, taking its total caseload past 15 million and a record 1,619 deaths in past 24 hours.

India has reported a record rise in coronavirus infections of 273,810, taking its overall caseload past 15 million, second only to the United States globally. The country’s deaths from COVID-19 rose by a record 1,619 to reach a total of 178,769, according to health ministry data. Maharashtra is the worst-affected state, with data showing more than 68,000 new infections there in the past 24 hours.