With over 1.38 lakh cases, India now among top 10 worst-hit countries

The total number of infections in India rose to 1,38,845 on Monday. Of these 77,103 are active, while 57,720 patients have been discharged.

The death toll stands at 4021. Data from Johns Hopkins University show that the total number of cases in India has surpassed that of Iran (with 1,35,701 confirmed infections).

India now has the 10th highest number of confirmed cases worldwide.

Globally, over 5.5 million people have been infected with the novel coronavirus, including 3.4 lakh deaths.