India has now officially recorded more than 5 million coronavirus cases, with the country's health ministry reporting over 90,000 cases in a 24 hour period.

India’s total number of cases is predicted to surpass the United States total of 6.6million in a matter of weeks, with health experts warning of a possible spike in fatalities.

The ministry has also confirmed that 0.35 percent of India’s nearly 1.4billion is or has been infected with the virus.