India Surpasses Russia to Become Third Highest Country in COVID-19 Cases Worldwide

India Reports 23,932 New COVID-19 Cases in One Day
US, Brazil, India, Russia in Order
South Africa and Mexico Also See Sharp Increase

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] India has surpassed Russia to become the third country in the world with the highest number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection.

According to the international statistics site Worldometer on the 6th, India reported 23,932 new COVID-19 cases the previous day, bringing the total confirmed cases to 697,836, making it the third country in the world with the most COVID-19 cases. Russia reported 6,736 new cases on the same day, with a total of 681,251 confirmed cases.

COVID-19 Trends in India (Source: Worldometer)

India had implemented strict lockdown measures, including travel restrictions, in March this year, keeping new COVID-19 cases around 1,000. However, after lifting the lockdown last month due to economic reasons, the spread of COVID-19 accelerated rapidly.

There was no change in the rankings of the countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases, the United States and Brazil. The U.S. reported 44,530 new cases in one day, reaching a total of 2,982,928. Brazil recorded 26,209 new cases, bringing the total confirmed cases to 1,604,585.

Besides the U.S., Brazil, India, and Russia, other countries recently reporting a high number of new COVID-19 cases include South Africa (8,773 new cases) and Mexico (6,914 new cases).

Meanwhile, worldwide, there were 165,499 new confirmed cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 11,550,542.

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