India on Saturday reported a daily record of more than 145,000 new coronavirus infections.
The country reported 145,144 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours and 794 deaths, breaking 100,000 coronavirus cases for the fifth time this week according to Reuters.
According to Reuters, India recorded more than 100,000 coronavirus infections for the first time on Monday. The news Friday reported that India reported 131,968 cases and 780 deaths.
India has recorded 13,205,926 cumulative coronavirus infections since the pandemic began and 168,436 deaths, according to John Hopkins University.
India lags behind Brazil, which has more than 13.4 million infections, and the US, which has more than 31 million infections.
The record comes as India is dealing with a surge of coronavirus infections in the country. The New York Times report that India, which applied a strict exclusion when the virus increased last year, is now becoming a global hotspot.
Several states in the South Asian country are drafting new closures to deal with the boom. Maharashtra, who has the most cases, has ordered an exclusion from the weekend that will end on Monday, Reuters reported.
Meanwhile, it The Hindustan Times reported that India on Saturday became the third country to administer 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine. The country fired 101.3 million shots at 88.6 million people.
According to the newspaper, it took 85 days to cross the milestone, compared to 89 days for the US and 103 days for China.