AUG. 30, 2020 / 12:06 PM
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India breaks daily world record for COVID-19 cases, nears 3rd in deaths
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Coronavirus has been surging in India since the first cases and deaths were reported nearly six months ago.
On Sunday, the Asian country set a world record for most cases in one day, 78,761, to total 3,542,733 infections, only behind the United States with more than 6 million and Brazil with nearly 4 million. Four previous times in the past week the nation exceeded 70,000 cases.
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India also reported 948 new deaths on Sunday -- following a record 1,120 on July 20 -- ranking fourth in total deaths with 63,498 and trailing Mexico by just 321 fatalities.
Meanwhile, the United States leads the world with 182,785 deaths followed by Brazil with 120,262, according to tracking by Johns Hopkins. Total cases globally have passed 25 million with a total of 25,201,288. Deaths were 847,394.
In the past three months, the pandemic has accelerated in India. The death toll reached 5,608 on June 1, after the first death was announced on March 12, according to tracking by Worldometers.info. The first three cases were announced on March 2 and the case total rose to 227,476 by June 1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to exercise care during the coming festivity season.
"This is a time for festivals but there is a sense of discipline among people due to COVID," Modi said during his monthly radio address. "The coronavirus will be defeated only if you follow safety measures. The 2 meter distance norm [6.5 feet] should be strictly followed."
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