India logged its first one million infections by July 17 and crossed the 1.5 million mark just 12 days after that. Official figures show the country has now recorded 2.03 million infections and 41,585 deaths. But now smaller cities and rural areas -- where 70 percent of Indians live -- have begun to see case numbers rising sharply. Experts say that even in normal times the cause of death is not properly recorded in large numbers of cases. RULES IGNOREDIn smaller cities and rural areas many people have been ignoring guidelines on social distancing and wearing masks.

Source: Daily Nation August 07, 2020 12:34 UTC