Coronavirus infections in India exceed one million

On Friday, the death toll from confirmed cases of the new emerging Coronavirus in India exceeded one million cases, while authorities stepped up their efforts to contain the outbreak.

India has counted 1,003,832 confirmed infections, becoming the third highest in the world after the United States and Brazil, and 25,602 deaths since the start of the “Covid 19” epidemic, according to official figures announced by the Ministry of Health.

The official outcome indicates that about 35 thousand new infections and 700 deaths as a result of the virus were recorded during the past 24 hours.