BENGALUR, July 31 (Reuters) – India reported on Friday some other record accumulated in COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1.64 million, as the government further eased the viral brakes in an effort to revive the economy, while also seeking to build evidence.
Infections have increased to 55,078 in more than 24 hours, while the death toll has risen from 779 to 35,747, the Ministry of Health and Family said on its website.
The ministry also said it aimed to raise the country’s capacity to 1 million coronavirus tests per day in the medium term, from a record 600,000 on Friday.
The federal government announced this week the reopening of yoga institutes and gymnasiums and removed restrictions on the movement of other people and goods. (Report through Anuron Kumar Mitra; edited through Tom Hogue)
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