Jit Chattopadhyay/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty ImagesIndia's total number of coronavirus cases surged past 1.5 million on Wednesday, according to the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. India hit a million cases of coronavirus on July 17, six months after its first infection was discovered on January 30. Since then, it took just 12 days to record another half a million cases. In India, patients with mild and moderate symptoms are considered no longer active after 10 days of symptom onset if they meet certain conditions. Severe cases can only be discharged after one negative coronavirus test.

Source: CNN July 29, 2020 06:22 UTC