India Fourth Worst-Hit Nation After Virus Cases Exceed U.K.
- Death rates remain comparatively lower than Canada, Iran
- South Asian countries reported world’s fastest virus growth
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India’s coronavirus infections have surged to overtake the number of recorded cases in the U.K., making it the world’s fourth-worst affected nation.
India recorded 297,535 infections by Friday, compared to the U.K.’s 292,860 tally, according to data collated by Johns Hopkins University. After burgeoning infections in May and June, India now trails only the U.S., Brazil and Russia.