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Published 13 Jun, 2020 01:50pm

India records biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases

India has reported its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases, adding 11,458 confirmed infections and taking the its 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 increasingly despite a nationwide lockdown that began in late March and has since been loosened.

According to Reuters, India has 145,779 active cases, and has recorded 8,884 deaths.

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