India sets another daily COVID-19 case record; global numbers climb By (0) Indian health workers attend to a suspected COVID-19-positive patient at a hospital in Kolkata, India, on Saturday. Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA-EFE April 24 (UPI) -- India reported a record number of new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row as the overall global daily caseload rose to unprecedented levels. India reported 346,786 new cases -- the highest figure any country has recorded in a single day since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic -- and 2,624 deaths Friday. Cases have increased by 156% and deaths by 221% over the past two weeks, according to a New York Times analysis.