Loading the player... India close to becoming 2nd largest COVID-19 infected nation India is closing in on Brazil to become the second country after the US in terms of total number of COVID-19 cases in the world. Total number of cases in India has reached 12,148,487 cases as of yesterday, whereas Brazil is still ahead with 12,664,058 cases. While Brazil had 86,704 new cases, that in India was 53,158. While Brazil has a population of only 21.36 crore, that in India is 139 crore. New COVID-19 wave hits hospitality sector; Mumbai, Bengaluru hotels worst sufferers The second wave of Covid-19 across parts of India is taking a toll on the hospitality sector. The sector was already suffering from the impact of the first wave; with the resurgence of pandemic, things are likely to get worse. City hotels in markets like Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru are expected to take the biggest hit.