FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a mural depicting the "Mona Lisa" wearing a face mask amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported the year's biggest daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 25,320 new infections, a day ahead of a lockdown in the western state of Maharashtra, the epicentre of the renewed surge.
The just was the biggest since Dec. 16, according to federal health data. India is the third-most affected country globally with 11.36 million cases, behind the United States and Brazil.
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