India's Covid-19 death toll has crossed 20,100, Reuters reported, quoting the country's health ministry.

The rate of both new virus infections and deaths are rising at the fastest pace in three months, as officials lift a vast lockdown of India's 1.3 billion people that has left tens of thousands without work and shuttered businesses.

The country has reported 467 new deaths, taking the toll to 20,160. It also recorded 22,252 new infections, increasing the total to 719,665. But its death rate per 10,000 people is still a low 0.15, compared with 3.97 in the United States and 6.65 in the United Kingdom, according to a Reuters tally.