(CNN) More than half of residents living in Mumbai's crowded slums may have contracted coronavirus and are likely being infected at a much higher rate than those not living in slum areas, a new study has found. On Wednesday, India reported it had crossed 1.5 million reported coronavirus cases after more than half a million infections were recorded in just 12 days. Indian officials took steps to limit the spread of coronavirus in slum areas. India's containment effortsDespite the growing number of confirmed cases, India is expected to further ease coronavirus restrictions in the coming days, although the details are yet to be announced. According to government statistics, India has carried out more than 17 million coronavirus tests as of Wednesday.

Source: CNN July 29, 2020 09:22 UTC