India recorded an additional 6,000 new cases of nCoV, the highest level since the outbreak, amid the blockade order being relaxed.

The number of new cases of nCoV reached a record high in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of new infections in the nation of 1.3 billion to more than 118,226, of which 3,583 people have died.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the blockade order issued March 25 through May 31, but the government allowed it to relax in areas where there were few cases and allowed governments

The figures are also given in the context that Indian airlines are allowed to resume domestic flights, but with only one third of capacity, starting from the beginning of next week, while maintaining control measures.

"The spike in cases occurred after people were allowed to travel in part. But overall, the increase is still much lower than the rest of the world," said Giridhar Babu, professor of epidemiology.

Major epidemic areas in India now include New Delhi, the Mumbai financial center, Gujarat state, Modi state and Tamil Nadu state.

More than 210 countries and territories appeared Covid-19 after the outbreak in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, causing nearly 5.2 million infections, nearly 335,000 deaths and nearly 2.1.