India has reported a 25 per cent rise in fresh Covid-19 cases and a 53 per cent rise in coronavirus related deaths in last one week, showed the epidemiological update on COVID-19 issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The apex global public health agency noted that in the South East Asia region, the highest numbers of new cases were reported from India i.e. 93,281 new cases averaging to 6.8 new cases per 100,000, which is a 25 per cent rise. In the region, the highest number of new deaths were also reported from India i.e., 144 new deaths with a 53 per cent rise in comparison to the previous week, the WHO said.