New Delhi, November 03:
India, the second worst-hit country by the coronavirus (Covid-19) disease, is moving towards 9 million cases of the infection and will be only the second country, after the United States, to reach there. Earlier, on Monday, India’s caseload of the disease reached 8,229,313 with 45,231 infections in the preceding 24 hours. Meanwhile, Brazil continues to be the third worst-hit, followed by Russia and France in fourth and fifth respectively.
Also on Monday, national capital Delhi logged its lowest single-day caseload in a week, with 4,001 cases on the day, taking its tally to 396,371. This came after the capital recorded more than 5,000 cases every day, in the last week. The Ministry of home affairs (MHA), after reviewing the city’s Covid-19 situation, said the fresh surge in cases was due to the festive season and the laxity shown by people in adhering to safe Covid-19 behaviour.
