Global COVID cases top 144 million as India breaks U.S.’s daily case record
April 22, 2021 at 12:17 PM EDT
The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 has climbed above 144 million, as India remained the world's hotspot with daily cases rising to a world record of nearly 315,000, and as new cases in the U.S. climbed back above 60,000.