The global infections from the coronavirus have crossed the milestone of 28 million, with over 900,000 deaths as cases surge in India and Brazil.
The United States remains the world's worst-affected country, with deaths exceeding 195,000 and cases exceeding 6.5 million.
Brazil is in second place with more than 128,000 deaths followed by India with nearly 75,000 dead.
India reported another record spike of 95,735 new infections in the past 24 hours as the virus spreads beyond its major cities.
According to the Health Ministry, the number of people known to be infected in India reached 4,465,863 on Thursday.
It has the second-highest caseload in the world behind the United States, where more than 6.3 million people are known to be infected.
The Health Ministry also reported 1,172 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking total fatalities up to 75,062.
Its death toll is third-highest in the world behind the US and Brazil.
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