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India Reports Nearly 11,000 COVID-19 Cases in 24-Hours

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   India reported nearly 11,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a 24-hour period
   Friday, the largest one-day jump to date.

   The surge came as India reopened stores, shopping malls, manufacturing
   plants and places of worship. The country's two-month lockdown that
   began in March has been eased, with restrictions remaining largely
   intact in high-risk areas.

   Pakistan also reported its highest single-day increase Friday, with
   6,397 cases. Experts say the coronavirus has spread throughout the
   country since last month, when Prime Minister Imran Khan relaxed
   lockdown measures.

   Khan said he eased the lockdown to save the weakened economy and to
   limit hunger and poverty.

   India's record surge of 10,956 new cases propels the massive South
   Asian nation to fourth place worldwide, surpassed only by the U.S.,
   Brazil and Russia.

   India has more than 297,500 of the world's total 7.5 million COVID-19
   cases, according to Johns Hopkins University.

   The U.S. leads the world by far in coronavirus cases with more
   than2million, while Brazil has more than 800,00 and Russia has more
   than 510,000.

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