India’s coronavirus cases top 2.3 million; fatality rate drops

India’s coronavirus cases top 2.3 million; fatality rate drops

India's coronavirus cases top 2.3 million; fatality rate drops

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A health worker helps a woman wear a mask before screening her for COVID-19 symptoms in Dharavi, Mumbai, India. AP

India's coronavirus caseload has topped 2.3 million after adding 60,963 in the last 24 hours.

India also reported 834 deaths on Wednesday for a total of 46,091. India has the third-highest caseload after the United States and Brazil, but only the fifth-highest death toll, and authorities say the fatality rate has dropped below 2% for the first time.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference Tuesday with the top elected officials of 10 states that together account for about 80% of India's total cases, urging them to rigorously apply the strategies of containment, surveillance and contact