India’s Health and Family Welfare Ministry said the number of COVID-19 infections registered during the day in the country landed at 69,652 on Wednesday, marking a record high for the South Asian nation.
After the new cases are added India’s total infection count lands at 2,836,925. In the meantime, the country’s coronavirus death toll increased to 53,866 after health authorities confirmed 977 additional virus-related fatalities during the day.