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India Exceeds 3 Million Coronavirus Cases
Devotees visit a Ganesh Temple wearing masks on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Guwahati, Assam, India on Saturday. / NurPhoto / Getty / Kyodo
By Kyodo News 24 August 2020
NEW DELHI—India reported Sunday that its coronavirus cases have topped 3 million, after leading the world in newly confirmed cases over a seven-day period through Saturday.
In a sign that the pace of the virus’ spread is quickening in the world’s second-most-populous country, it took India just 16 days to add another million cases after reaching the 2 million mark from 1 million in 21 days.
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