South Korea recorded 128,714 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 21,111,840, the health authorities said Friday.
According to federal health ministry data released on Thursday morning, 16,299 new cases of COVID-19 were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,206,996 in the country.
India recorded 16,047 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday morning, taking the total tally to 44,190,697, according to data from the country's health ministry.