By AFP More by this AuthorNew Delhi,India's confirmed coronavirus cases crossed the three million mark Sunday with nearly 70,000 new infections, as the disease continues to surge in the world's second most-populous nation. The health ministry said 69,239 cases were detected on Sunday, with 912 deaths taking the total number of fatalities to 56,706. Strictest lockdownAdvertisementIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government imposed one of the world's strictest lockdowns in late March that has been mostly eased in recent weeks. Individual states and cities have imposed localised lockdowns -- including Haryana and Punjab, where cases have spiked in recent weeks. "At the moment we are seeing a fairly sharp rise in cases overall for India," said K Srinath Reddy, of the non-governmental Public Health Foundation of India.

Source: Daily Nation August 23, 2020 12:45 UTC