India's coronavirus cases cross 1.0 million

REUTERS | Published: July 17, 2020 10:31:29 | Updated: July 17, 2020 18:01:58

A healthcare worker wearing protective gear takes swab from a man for a rapid antigen test to tackle the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at a check-up point on a bus terminal in Ahmedabad, India, July 13, 2020 — Reuters/Files

India’s cases of novel coronavirus crossed the million mark, the health ministry data showed on Friday, as infections spread out into the smaller towns and the countryside following the lifting of a vast lockdown.

Only the United States and Brazil have a higher number of cases. India’s total deaths stood at 25,602 the health ministry said.