India Covid cases cross another painful milestone at 20 million

NEW DELHI : India on Monday became the second country in the world to record more than 20 million Covid-19 cases, with 355,832 fresh cases and 3,502 deaths adding to the grim numbers amid the second wave of the viral infections in the country. The outbreak of the viral disease began in India on March 3. From then, it took 197 days for the Indian tally to reach 5 million on September 15, 2020. It took another 94 days to touch the 10-million mark on December 18. While the next 5 million cases took another 121 days, the latest 5 million cases have only taken 15 days.

India on Monday became the second country in the world to see the total number of Covid-19 infections surpass 20 million, and this comes at a time when the country is at the worst position ever recorded, with the second wave of cases wreaking havoc across the country.