Photos: India crosses UK, now fourth worst-hit by coronavirus
On June 12, India became the fourth country in the world after the United States, Brazil and Russia-- to report 309,324 cases of the coronavirus disease. More than 57% of all cases in India can be traced to three states – Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu. The country reported 11,172 new cases and 384 new deaths, taking the total number of cases to 309,324, and deaths to 8,884.
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A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past a graffiti, after authorities eased lockdown restrictions that were imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Mumbai on June 12. According to Worldometer data, India has overtaken the United Kingdom to climb to the fourth spot in the list of nations worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic. (Hemanshi Kamani / REUTERS)
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Health workers wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) bodysuits handle a sample at a swab collection booth for COVID-19 testing at a centre in Patel Nagar, New Delhi on June 11. Only the US, Brazil and Russia have more number of Covid-19 cases than India now. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
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A police personnel collects his uniform from a disinfection chamber designed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) at Parliament Street Police station, New Delhi. The country reported 11,172 new cases and 384 new deaths on June 12, taking the total number of cases to 309,324, and deaths to 8,884. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
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A commuter wears a face shield inside a bus at ITO, New Delhi on June 11. More than 57% of all cases in India can be traced to just three states – Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu — a fact that highlights how the spread of the virus in the country has largely been centered in a handful of hot spot regions. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)
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A cleaning staff member throws dustbins filled with medical waste from COVID-19 patients into a trash bin at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar on June 12. While the last 100,000 cases surfaced in only 10 days; the previous 100,000 cases took 15 days; and the first 100,000 cases took 78 days. A little under a quarter of all cases have been reported just in the last week, with the total cases doubling over the last 17 days. (NARINDER NANU / AFP)
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Priests wearing face masks and head covers maintain social distancing at the Dakshineswar Kali Temple, following the reopening of places of worship, in Kolkata. At an average, 329 deaths have been reported every day in the past week. This number was 238 in the seven days before that. The case fatality rate (CFR) in the country stood at 2.9%, significantly lower than the worldwide figure of 5.6%. (Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
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