NEW DELHI: India has about 7.1 cases per lakh population whereas the average of the whole world is 60 cases per lakh population, the health ministry said comparing the incidence of Covid-19 with other countries that have reported large number of cases.
On Monday, a record jump of 5,242 new cases and 157 deaths were registered taking the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases to 96,169 and fatalities to 3,029. Maharashtra – the worst hit state in the country so far – saw a major surge in new cases on Sunday.
It recorded over