India hits grim Covid-19 milestone as cases across Africa reach a million
A boy reacts as he gives a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Prayagraj, India
INDIA hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic today, while confirmed cases across Africa topped a million.
India's Health Ministry reported 62,538 cases on Friday, raising the nation’s total to 2,027,074. The death toll now stands at 41,585.
India has the third-highest caseload in the world after the United States and Brazil. It has the fifth-most deaths but its fatality rate of about 2 per cent is far lower than that of the US (3.3 per cent) or Brazil (3.4 per cent).
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