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

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

By Reuters

People wait in a line to board a train that will take them to their home state of Uttar Pradesh, during an extended lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, May 26, 2020. Photo: Reuters

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.