Cases Top 150 Million; Record India Infections: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Global cases of the coronavirus topped 150 million, with India remaining at the epicenter of the pandemic after reporting record new infections Friday. Brazil’s fatalities exceeded 400,000 as the country recorded more Covid-19 deaths in the first four months of the year than in all of 2020. New York City is moving to fully reopen on July 1. France will ease virus restrictions in four stages starting on May 3 and ending June 30, while Ireland plans to start reopening after a four-month lockdown. Singapore’s daily community infections climbed to the highest in more than nine months on Thursday, while Hong Kong will quarantine residents of an apartment building after a variant case was found.