India coronavirus cases pass 6 million
India is on course to pass the United States as the country with the most infections in the coming weeks
FILE PHOTO: A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a sample using a swab from a woman at a local health centre to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), amid the spread of the disease, in New Delhi, India July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File photo
India on Monday passed the milestone of six million coronavirus cases, official data showed as the pandemic rages across the vast South Asian nation.
With 6.1 million infections as of Monday according to the health ministry, India is on course to pass the United States as the country with the most infections in the coming weeks. India has also recorded close to 100,000 deaths.
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