India crosses four million coronavirus cases with record surge


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  • Saturday, 05 Sep 2020

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab from a labourer for a rapid antigen test at a construction site, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ahmedabad, India, September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's total coronavirus cases surged beyond 4 million with a record rise on Saturday, making it the third country in the world to surpass that mark, following the United States and Brazil.

India added 86,432 cases of the new virus on Saturday, a global daily record, according to data from the federal health ministry.

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