By CNBC-TV18 Jul 8, 2020 10:18:59 PM IST (Published)
India has witnessed more than 700,000 coronavirus cases and sits third in the list of countries with most cases, but the worst is yet to come if a study by MIT researchers is to be believed.
India has witnessed more than 700,000 coronavirus cases and sits third in the list of countries with most cases, but the worst is yet to come if a study by MIT researchers is to be believed.
Researchers at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a study titled “Estimating the Global Spread of COVID-19” have predicted that India could be recording 2.87 lakh positive coronavirus cases each day in February 2021, if a vaccine is not developed soon.
Currently, the United States is the worst-affected country with over 3 million cases and more than 134,000 deaths, but come February India would overtake the US, according to the study. The US by early next year would be recording 95,000 cases, South Africa 21,000 and Iran would be handling 17,000 cases.