India recorded the highest number of fresh Covid-19 cases reported by any county in a single day, breaking a record the country itself had set last week.

India added nearly 96,000 cases of infection in a matter of 24 hours, taking the total tally to over 44.6 lakh in the world’s second-most populous country, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Sept. 10. That's only behind U.S.’ 63 lakh cases, which could also be eclipsed if the virus continues to spread in the country at the current rate.

Key figures:

• Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases: 44,65,863
• Active cases: 9,19,018
• Cured/discharged/migrated: 34,71,783
• Deaths: 75,062
• Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 95,735
• One-day recoveries: 72,939
• One-day deaths: 1,172

Active cases -- that have crossed the 9 lakh mark -- are still 21% of the total Covid-19 pie in India while fatalities have dropped to 1.7%.

Global Update

South Korea’s new confirmed infections remained below 200 for an eighth day, and the country said it plans a fourth extra budget to help businesses. Indonesia’s capital is bringing back restrictions on offices and restaurants as cases rise.

AstraZeneca Plc’s paused vaccine trial was linked to a spinal cord problem in a patient. BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc. reached a provisional agreement to supply at least 200 million doses of any successful vaccine to the European Union.

Globally, cases surpassed 27.7 million while deaths exceeded 900,000.