India has recorded another 24-hour jump in coronavirus infections as the disease spreads across the country’s southern states after plateauing in the capital and the financial centre of Mumbai, AP reported.

India’s Health Ministry reported 69,878 new cases, bringing the total to 2,975,701. Globally, India has been reporting the biggest daily rise in cases for 18 consecutive days.

Indians wearing face masks arrive to consult doctors at a Covid-19 screening facility inside a government run hospital. — AP/File
Indians wearing face masks arrive to consult doctors at a Covid-19 screening facility inside a government run hospital. — AP/File

Some 2.2 million people have recovered from the disease in India since the first case was diagnosed in late January.

India has the third-highest caseload after the United States and Brazil, and its 55,794 deaths give it the fourth-highest death toll in the world.

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