India had nearly half of worldwide coronavirus cases last week

India had nearly half of worldwide coronavirus cases last week

India accounted for nearly half of the coronavirus cases reported worldwide last week and one in four of the deaths, the World Health Organisation has said.

The country was also responsible for nine in 10 of the COVID-19 cases and deaths in the WHO's South East Asia region in the past week, according to the Geneva-based agency's weekly report.

The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday: "India accounts for over 90% of both cases and deaths in the region, as well as 46% of global cases and 25% of global deaths reported in the past week."