Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. India Reaches 5 Million Total COVID-19 Cases VOA News India's Health Ministry says the South Asian nation has now surpassed five million total COVID-19 cases. The country reached the grim milestone Wednesday when the Health Ministry reported 90,123 new infections, with 1,290 deaths, in the past 24 hours. According to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus tracking website, India now has 5,020,359 total coronavirus cases, including 82,066 deaths, among its nearly 1.4 billion population. The country has reported one million new cases since September 5, when it reached the four million mark. .