India reports biggest 24-hour rise in virus cases as lockdown eases

A man wearing a protective mask exercises in an open gym inside a park which opened after few restrictions were lifted, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India registered some 6,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, the country's biggest jump in 24 hours, as New Delhi eases a nationwide lockdown and airlines prepare to resume some domestic flights.

The country of 1.3 billion people reported a total of over 118,000 confirmed cases on Friday, a roughly 5% increase from Thursday's figures. Included in the total are 3,583 deaths.