India: COVID-19 infections rise by highest in three months

India: COVID-19 infections rise by highest in three months

India's daily coronavirus infections jumped by 28,903 on Wednesday, data from the health ministry showed, for the highest increase since December 13 and taking the nationwide tally to 11.44 million.Deaths swelled by 188, the highest figure in two months, to stand at 159,044.India has the world's highest tally of infections after the United States and Brazil.Nearly 62 per cent of infections in the past 24 hours and 46 per cent of the deaths were reported by the western state of Maharashtra, the country's worst affected.Comments Read Next52 mins agoBahrain detects 686 new cases out of 15,063 tests12 hours agoKuwait records 1,314 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths20 hours agoOman record 587 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths24 hours agoIndia widens coronavirus curbs as infections increase1 day agoBahrain detects 682 new coronavirus cases, 1 death1 day agoUAE reports 1,992 new coronavirus cases and 7 deaths2 days agoSaudi announces 345 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths2 days agoOman records 556 new coronavirus cases, 1 death2 days agoBahrain: Man attacks two doctors at Salmaniya Medical Complex2 days agoBahrain detects 597 coronavirus cases from 16,172 tests