India records biggest single-day jump in cases
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An ambulance carrying remains of a victim arrives in the Punjabi Bagh cremation ground, designated for Covid-19 victims' funerals New Delhi, India, on June 13 2020.
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NEW DELHI • India reported its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases yesterday.
There were another 11,458 confirmed infections, taking the total count to more than 300,000, according to data from the federal health ministry.
India is the fourth-worst affected country in the world, having surpassed the United Kingdom on Friday, with cases steadily increasing despite a nationwide lockdown that began in late March and has since been loosened.
Confirmed cases in the worst-hit western state of Maharashtra moved past the 100,000 mark, data showed yesterday.
The national capital New Delhi, where the health system has also been reeling, saw more than 2,000 new cases.
Despite the rising case load, the recovery rate of patients is improving, with more than 147,000 people having been cured, the federal government said on Friday.
India has more than 145,000 active cases, and has recorded over 8,800 deaths.
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Total number of Covid-19 cases in India.
