Infections in the country have jumped in recent weeks as a nationwide lockdown was lifted. Some states, including Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, reimposed restrictions to try to bring the virus under control. Still, new hot spots seem to emerge faster than they can be contained, and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology now estimate that India will be the world’s worst-hit country by the end of next year. Context: India, with 1.1 million confirmed cases, now falls behind only the U.S., with 3.7 million, and Brazil, with two million. Here are the latest updates, as well as maps of the pandemic.

Source: New York Times July 20, 2020 19:18 UTC