India's coronavirus cases surpass 1.5 million mark

India said Wednesday its confirmed coronavirus cases have exceeded 1.5 million, with over half a million cases added in the past 12 days.Besides racking up 1,531,669 cases in total, the country also reported 34,193 deaths to date, according to the health ministry.On July 6, India became the country with the third-highest number of COVID-19 infections, overtaking Russia. The United States has the world's highest number of confirmed cases with 4.3 million, while Brazil has seen 2.4 million infections.Despite the upsurge in cases in the world's second-most populous country, the ministry has be…READ FULL ARTICLE