India's daily virus cases surge by nearly 10,000

AKIPRESS.COM - India's Health Ministry on Friday reported another record spike in new coronavirus cases - more than 9,800 in the past 24 hours, AP reports. India's total number of confirmed cases now stands at 226,770 with 6,348 deaths, 273 of them in the past 24 hours, the ministry said. The ministry says the overall rate of recovery for coronavirus patients is around 48%.
There has been a surge in infections in rural areas following the return of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who left cities and towns after they lost their jobs due to a nationwide lockdown.