Commuters on board a vehicle ferry in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Monday, June 22 2020. India’s coronavirus caseload has risen to 425,282 as infections soar in rural areas to which migrant workers fleeing major cities have returned in recent weeks. India’s health ministry on Monday reported 14,821 new cases and about 300 new deaths, bring the toll of fatalities up to more than 13,000. India’s government planning body Niti Aayog says infections have now emerged in 98 out of 112 of the country’s poorest districts. The Indian government ran special trains to bring thousands of migrant workers back to their ancestral villages in recent weeks.

Source: The Standard June 22, 2020 13:44 UTC