Photos: India’s Covid-19 tally surpasses Brazil; second highest globally

On September 6, India surpassed Brazil’s Covid-19 tally to become the second most affected country in the world due to coronavirus (Covid-19) disease. Only the United States is ahead of India with 6.4 million infections. It took just 12 days for India’s Covid-19 tally to add its latest one million cases. A cumulative total of 4,95,51,507 samples have been tested in India until September 6. India’s current Covid-19 tally stands at 4,204,613.

Updated on: Sep 07, 2020 11:42 AM IST

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A swarm of people shopping in violation of social distancing norms at Kasimedu fish market, on the day India surpassed Brazil’s Covid-19 case tally, in Chennai on September 6. With 90,802 new Covid-19 cases recorded on September 06, India has overtaken Brazil to become the second most affected country by the coronavirus --standing behind only the United States in the case tally. (PTI)

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Visitors wearing face masks gather at the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 4. Brazil’s cumulative Covid-19 tally as of September 7 stands at 4,137,606 cases and 126,686 deaths. (Dado Galdieri / Bloomberg)

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A health worker collects a swab sample from a resident of Mankhurd in Mumbai on September 3. India according to Union Health Ministry data now has a total 4,204,613 coronavirus cases and leads Brazil with of over 67,000, which is unlikely to be overcome since the South American nation has been reporting an average of 39,400 daily cases over the past week, HT reported. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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A municipal worker sanitises a Roman Catholic Church graveyard after the burial of a Covid-19 victim in Ranchi on September 6. The death toll in India due to Covid-19 rose to 71,642 on September 7 after 1,016 more deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. (AFP)

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A locomotive runs past slums adjoining railway tracks in New Delhi on September 3. India is increasingly becoming the main force fuelling the global Covid-19 tally. The country reached 2-million cases on August 7. It took 16 more days to record the next 1 million cases. It took India just 12 days for the tally to breach the 4-million mark, HT reported. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Students exit after appearing for the Delhi University (DU) entrance exam at a test centre in Kalkaji, New Delhi on September 6. India’s doubling rate — the number of days it takes for infections to double — now stands at 32.6days, with a higher number meaning cases are growing slower in a region. Cases in Brazil, however, have dropped significantly from their peak and the doubling rate there is around 70 days. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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A public notice seen at the entrance gate of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cantonment General Hospital as a Fire Engine exits the campus in Pune on September 5. A total of 3,250,429 patients have recovered from the infection and been discharged from either home or facility isolation or hospitals. India’s recovery rate stands at 77.30%. (Rahul Raut / HT Photo)

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People take cover under a tree while it rains at India Gate in New Delhi on September 5. India’s case fatality rate (CFR) from the disease is currently 1.7% —better than not only than the global average of 3.2%, but also the US and Brazil – both at 3%. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)