April 12, 2021 10:47 am | Updated 10:55 am IST - NEW DELHI
On the frontline: A Chennai Corporation employee taking swabs for testing in Ambattur
India reported a record 1,68,912 COVID-19 infections overnight, data from the Health Ministry showed on April 12, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus.
India’s overall tally reached 13.53 million, surpassing Brazil’s 13.45 million cases, according to data compiled by Reuters . The United States leads the global tally with 31.2 million cases.
Deaths in India stood at 904, taking the total to 1,70,179,data showed.
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