India adds cases, with more woes for E. Africa

MUMBAI/KAMPALA, Uganda－India reported its biggest single-day spike in new coronavirus cases on Friday as the country gears up to resume domestic flights after a two-month halt.

The 6,088 fresh cases reported in the 24 hours to Friday morning took the national tally to 118,447.The number of deaths rose to 3,583, according to the Health Ministry.

Maharashtra remains the worstaffected state in India with more than 41,000 cases after it added over 2,000 new infections for the fourth straight day. The number of fatalities in the state rose to 1,454, the highest in the country.