India's 161,736 new coronavirus infections are world's highest
India has been consistently registering more daily cases than US and Brazil on an average. Filepic/REUTERS
NEW DELHI: India reported 161,736 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, hitting the world's highest daily tally once again, for a total of 13.69 million cases, health ministry data showed.
Deaths rose by 879 to 171,058. Numbers typically fall on Tuesdays because of delayed results from tests done on weekends.
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