Delhi's oldest graveyard clears space to bury coronavirus dead

A man prays next to the grave of his relative, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a graveyard in New Delhi, India, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Workers were clearing undergrowth from wasteland on Tuesday to add 400 graves to the Indian capital’s oldest functioning cemetery beside the ruins of historic city walls, as the death toll from the coronavirus grows.

With more than 100,000 deaths nationwide, India’s tally of infections has crossed 6.6 million, but there is little sign of any sustained fall in new daily numbers.