Taj Mahal to reopen as coronavirus cases continue to soar in India

A small number of tourists visit as the Taj Mahal monument is reopened after being closed for more than six months due to the coronavirus pandemic in Agra, India (Pawan Sharma/AP)

India has recorded nearly 87,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, with another 1,130 deaths.

The country now has more than 5.4 million reported cases since the pandemic began and within weeks is expected to surpass the United States, currently the country with the most reported cases.