We have been reporting today how India has overtaken Brazil to have the second-highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world.
India’s reported 90,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing its tally to more than 4.2 million, according to Johns Hopkins University in the US.
Brazil meanwhile is reporting over 4.1 million infections, but still has the second-highest number of deaths in the world – currently 126,650.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country in the world, with over 6.2 million cases and 188,000 deaths. Areas of California, Illinois, Florida and Arizona have reported some of the highest numbers of infections in the US. And while hospitalisation rates are showing signs of abating, US officials are urging caution as Americans celebrate the public holiday of Labor Day today.
BBC
