India on Sunday registered a record new 78,761 coronavirus cases, the highest single-day spike in the world since the pandemic began, just as the government began easing restrictions to help the battered economy.The surge raised India’s tally to over 3.5 million, and came as the government announced the reopening of subway in capital New Delhi.
It also moved ahead with limited sports and religious events from next month. Canada reports 5 more coronavirus deaths, over 300 new cases A country of 1.4 billion people, India now has the fastest-growing daily coronavirus caseload of any country in the world.
It has reported more than 75,000 infections for the fourth consecutive day. It has also had the highest single-day surge since Aug.