AFP says that a daily record of more than 893-thousand COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide mainly due to a surge in India.

According to an AFP count on Saturday, the global daily figure topped the previous daily high of some 819-thousand recorded on January 8.

More than one third of the global infections were reportedly detected in India, which logged over 346-thousand cases on Saturday.

The report said it is a record for a single country since the start of the pandemic.

AFP projected that the cumulative number of global cases will reach 150 million next week.