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India reports record daily jump of 75,760 coronavirus infections

India reports record daily jump of 75,760 coronavirus infections

By Reuters

A man disinfects a temple after the opening of most of the religious places after India eases lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, June 8, 2020. Photo: Reuters

MUMBAI: India reported on Thursday a record daily jump of 75,760 coronavirus infections, taking its total caseload to 3.31 million as cases surged across the country, data from the federal health ministry showed. India is the worst affected country in Asia and third behind the United States and Brazil in terms of total cases. It has posted the highest single-day caseloads in the world since August 7, according to a Reuters tally. Deaths in the same 24-hour period increased by 1,023, taking the death toll to 60,472.