India reports 7th consecutive infection record

For the seventh day in a row, India has reported a record spike in the number of coronavirus cases. The country’s health ministry reported 145,380 total confirmed infections as of Tuesday, up 6,535 from the day before. The death toll currently stands at 4,167. The recovery rate has also risen above 40%, officials said.

The majority of cases are concentrated in the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. An uptick in infections has also been seen in some of the country’s poorest eastern states, where migrant workers have returned to their native villages from India’s largest cities after lockdown restrictions put many out of work.

The number of coronavirus cases in India has inceased as lockdown measures have been eased. A small number of domestic flights resumed in India on Monday after a two-month hiatus.