India has reported its six millionth coronavirus case as it surged closer to the United States as the most-infected nation, and authorities pressed ahead with reigniting the economy.
The vast nation is home to 1.3 billion people, some of humanity's most densely populated cities and a feeble health care system, and for several weeks it has reported around 90,000 new cases daily - the highest in the world.
The latest health ministry data showed a rise of 82,000 cases, taking the total to 6.1 million and closing the gap on the United States, which has recorded 7.1 million infections.
The country could leapfrog the US in the coming weeks. India has a much lower death rate than other worst-hit nations with almost 100,000 fatalities so far -