India’s daily COVID-19 infections rise to 5-month high

International Desk Published: 25 March 2021, 12:01 PM
India’s daily COVID-19 infections rise to 5-month high

India added 53,476 COVID-19 infections overnight, the highest daily rise since Oct. 23, the health ministry data showed on Thursday.

India has 11.8 million COVID-19 cases, the third-highest amount behind the United States and Brazil, reports Reuters.

The country reported 251 new deaths, taking the overall tally to 160,692, the data showed.