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India's daily Covid-19 cases more than that of US, Brazil for a week: WHO

India, the third worst-hit nation in terms of infections, has also accounted for over 23% of the cases and more than 15% of the deaths reported worldwide between August 4-10

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A health worker in PPE collects a sample using a swab from a girl at a local health centre to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), amid the spread of the disease at Ajmeri Gate area

Press Trust of India New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Aug 11 2020 | 9:35 PM IST

For the past seven days, India's single-day count of Covid-19 cases has been more than that of the US and Brazil, the two worst-hit nations in terms of infections, according to an analysis of WHO data.

India, the third worst-hit nation in terms of infections, has also accounted for over 23 per cent of the cases and more than 15 per cent of the deaths reported worldwide between August 4-10, the data shows.

India recorded 4,11,379 Covid-19 cases and 6,251 deaths due to the disease in a span of seven days till August 10, while the US which is at the number

Topics : Coronavirus WHO India

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