India on Sunday reported 3,044,940 coronavirus infections, with more than 69,200 cases being reported in the last 24 hours, according to the country’s health ministry.
The country crossed that mark just 16 days after the number of cases crossed 2 million.
India is generating the highest number of daily new cases in the world for the last 18 days, with over 50,000 fresh cases everyday.
An update released by the health ministry showed the death toll stands at 56,706. In the last 24 hours, the country recorded close to 70,000 new cases.
Ministry figures show the western state of Maharashtra reported the highest number of cases in the country.
More than 23.1 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 around the world, and more than 14.91 million have recovered. At least 804,400 people have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Source: Al Jazeera News
