India becomes 7th worst-hit country due to COVID-19

NEW DELHI: India became the seventh worst-hit country due to COVID-19 pandemic as the World Health Organisation COVID-19 tracker had placed the country on rank seven in the list.

India's federal health ministry said the total number of cases in the country reached 190,535 with 5,394 deaths.

India's federal health ministry Monday morning reported 230 new deaths due to COVID-19 and 8,392 more positive cases during the past 24 hours across the country. This was so far the highest single-day spike in the cases.