Muslim men wearing protective suits offer funeral prayer for a man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before his funeral at a graveyard in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Rural parts of India have begun to see a surge in novel coronavirus infections, as millions of migrant workers returning from big cities and industrial hubs bring the virus home with them, according to data collected from seven Indian states.
Officials said the spike in cases was a fresh challenge for the country's health authorities, even as they struggle to check the outbreak in cities amid the easing of a months-long lockdown. Confirmed cases in India crossed the 200,000 mark on Wednesday. Some experts say that a peak remains weeks away.
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