As cases of Coronavirus surge globally, the number of infections have risen above 30 million.
The global caseload jumped by about 300,000 to reach 30,043,000 by 9am, according to the tracking website worldometer.info, passing yet another grim milestone in the pandemic, Evening Standard reports.
The deadly pandemic has been spreading all over the world and has affected Brazil, the United States of America. But India, the latest epicentre has reported a world record in new coronavirus infections with 97,894 cases in the past 24 hours, pushing its total above five million — second only to the United States.
Moreover, India has been reporting more new daily cases than the US since mid-August and accounts for just over 16 per cent of global known cases.
At the current rate of infection, world’s second most populous country is expected to surpass the 6.6 million reported cases in the US within weeks.
