New Delhi, April 8, 2021, SPA -- India reported a record-high 126,789 new COVID-19 cases, health ministry data showed on Thursday, with much of the country struggling to contain a second surge in coronavirus infections, according to Reuters. Deaths rose by 685, taking the tally to 166,862, the data showed. India's overall caseload reached 12.9 million, the third-most affected globally, behind the United States and Brazil. --SPA 11:38 LOCAL TIME 08:38 GMT 0013 www.spa.gov.sa/w1538399