[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] India has recorded the highest number of new COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India on the 9th, the daily new confirmed cases as of the morning were counted at 131,968.
India has thus broken its record for the highest number of new cases for three consecutive days, following 115,736 on the 7th and 126,789 on the 8th.
New cases in India, which approached 100,000 last September, had dropped below 10,000 in February but have recently surged sharply.
India is also leading the world in the ranking of new confirmed cases. The United States and Brazil, which rank first and second in cumulative confirmed cases worldwide, have recently recorded between 60,000 and 90,000 new cases.
India's cumulative confirmed cases stand at 13,060,542 as of this day. At this rate, it is expected to soon surpass Brazil and return to second place in cumulative confirmed cases.
The number of new deaths in India also increased to 780 on this day. The cumulative death toll is 167,642.
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