India’s total coronavirus cases have surged beyond four million with a record rise, making it the third country in the world to surpass that mark, following the United States and Brazil.

India has added 86,432 cases of the new virus, a global daily record, according to data from the federal health ministry.

A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment takes a swab from a woman for a rapid antigen test inside an office, amidst the coronavirus outbreak, in Ahmedabad, India. — Reuters
A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment takes a swab from a woman for a rapid antigen test inside an office, amidst the coronavirus outbreak, in Ahmedabad, India. — Reuters

India has logged the world’s largest daily coronavirus caseload for almost a month, as its government pushes the opening up of businesses to revive a sharply contracting economy.

The number of deaths in India from Covid-19 have risen by more than 1,000 to 69,561.

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