India’s covid-19 cases skyrockets with 67,000 fresh cases

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NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 18: Doctors check patients for symptoms of coronavirus before they are allowed to enter the main building at Maulana Azad Hospital on March 18, 2020 in New Delhi, India. Covid-19 cases have hit more than 150 in India so far, with 3 people dying from it. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

India reported another record daily rise in novel coronavirus infections on Thursday, while the death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 47,000.

Infections grew by 66,999 on Thursday from a day earlier to reach a total of nearly 2.4 million to date, India’s health ministry said.

The country, with the world’s biggest case load behind the United States and Brazil, has now reported a jump of 50,000 cases or more each day for 15 straight days.

REUTERS