India's new cases of the coronavirus infection reached a record high on Sunday, with the Union Health Ministry saying 24,850 new cases were identified in the 24 hours since 8 am on Saturday. The total is now 6,73,165 -- roughly 800 cases behind Russia, which is the third worst-hit nation from coronavirus. India also witnessed 613 deaths during the last 24-hour period, taking the total number of death count to 19,268. With a steady rise, the number of recoveries stands at 4,09,083, the government said today.This is the ninth consecutive day that India's coronavirus infections increased by more than 18,000.
