India reports record 45,720 new coronavirus cases, deaths rise by 1,129

Top categories: National Dr Jitendra Singh
Social links: Twitter Facebook <a href="https://plus.google.com/104914404777602804588" class="social_link_google_plus"> Google+ Tumblr

By Parveen Kumar on July 23, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes swab from a woman to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kolkata, India, July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

MUMBAI – India reported a record jump of 45,720 in coronavirus infections on Wednesday taking its total number of cases to 1.24 million, the health ministry said on Thursday.

India also reported 1,129 deaths for Wednesday, taking the death toll to 29,861. India has the third-highest number of cases after the United States and Brazil.

Reuters

July 23, 2020

Reporting by Chris Thomas and Anuron Kumar Mitra; Editing by Tom HogueOur Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

https://in.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india/india-reports-record-45720-new-coronavirus-cases-deaths-rise-by-1129-idINKCN24O0E3