NEW DELHI, April 24, 2021, SPA --India's coronavirus infections rose by 346,786 overnight, the health ministry said on Saturday, setting a new world record for the third consecutive day, Reuters reported. India surpassed the US record of 297,430 single-day infections anywhere in the world on Thursday, making it the global epicentre of a pandemic that is waning in many other countries. However, COVID-19 deaths across India rose by 2,624 over the past 24 hours, the highest daily rate for the country so far. The country of around 1.3 billion has now recorded a total of 16.6 million cases, including 189,544 deaths. --SPA 00:34 LOCAL TIME 21:34 GMT 0001 www.spa.gov.sa/w1548414