India’s coronavirus infections rise to 7.24 million

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

By Parveen Kumar on October 14, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

A worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) sanitizes seats inside the Inox Leisure movie theatre ahead of its reopening, amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni

BENGALURU – India’s tally of coronavirus infections rose by 63,509 in the last 24 hours to stand at 7.24 million on Wednesday, health ministry data showed.

Deaths from COVID-19 infections rose by 730 to 110,586, the ministry said.

India crossed the 7 million mark on Sunday, adding a million cases in just 13 days. It has the world’s second-highest tally after the United States, where the figure is nearing 8 million.

Reuters

October 14, 2020

Reporting by Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence Fernandez

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

https://in.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-india-cases/indias-coronavirus-infections-rise-to-7-24-million-idINKBN26Z0EX