1 Million New Cases Every 3 Days... India Surpasses 20 Million Total Confirmed Cases

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] India's cumulative COVID-19 cases have surpassed 20 million. The spread is so intense that 1 million new cases are reported every 3 to 4 days.

India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on the morning of the 4th that the daily new confirmed cases were counted at 357,229.

With daily new cases exceeding 300,000 for the 13th consecutive day, the cumulative confirmed cases also exceeded 20 million. The total number of confirmed cases stands at 20,282,833, second only to the United States (33,235,610).

The number of new deaths recorded on the day was 3,449. For seven consecutive days, the daily death toll has exceeded 3,000, marking the highest number of deaths worldwide. The cumulative death toll is 222,408.

However, the increase is gradually slowing down. India was the first country in the world to surpass 400,000 new daily cases on the 1st, but the number has slightly decreased for three consecutive days.

In particular, the number of new confirmed cases in the capital New Delhi and Mumbai, which were considered 'infection hotspots,' is on a declining trend. As of the previous day, New Delhi reported 18,043 new cases, about 10,000 fewer than the peak at the end of last month. Mumbai recorded its lowest number since mid-March at 2,624 cases.

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