New Delhi (CNN)

India reported 346,786 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday -- the third day in a row the country has set a world record for infections during the coronavirus pandemic, according to government and scientific tallies.

It now has more than 16.6 million cases since the start of the pandemic, a CNN tally of figures from the Indian Ministry of Health reveals.
The related death toll for the previous 24 hours hit 2,624 -- also a daily record for India -- for 189,544 total fatalities.