India has recorded more than 24,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its total above that of Russia. The country now has the third-largest number of confirmed cases in the world, 697,413. There have been 19,693 deaths. The latest surge in numbers has also been powered by a rise in cases from a handful of southern states, including Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. India reopened shopping centres, places of worship and offices a month ago. For the last three days, India’s caseload has galloped at an alarming rate, adding more than 20,000 daily infections per day.
Coronavirus: India overtakes Russia in Covid-19 cases – BBC News
