India sets global record with 96,000 new cases of COVID-19
India has recorded the world’s highest-ever daily number of COVID-19 cases, with more than 96,000 reported on Friday.
The federal health ministry has now reported more than 4.5 million cases in the country.
The amount of cases is rising faster in India than anywhere else on the planet, but the death rate is lower than some countries.
The current death toll in India sits at more than 76,000 the world’s third highest behind the US and Brazil.