India has reported 89,706 new coronavirus infections, taking its total caseload to 4.3 million, data from the federal health ministry showed.

The South Asian nation has the highest number of coronavirus infections outside of the United States, reporting the largest single-day increases in cases every day for more than a month.

It's death rate has remained relatively low, but is starting to show signs of rising, with more than 1,000 deaths reported daily for eight days straight, Reuters reported.

In the last 24 hours, 1,115 people died of Covid-19, taking the death toll in India to 73,890, the health ministry said.

A man wearing a protective mask exits a railway station in Mumbai on September 9. — Reuters
A man wearing a protective mask exits a railway station in Mumbai on September 9. — Reuters

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