India reports another record daily rise in COVID-19 infections

India reported a record daily increase of 234,692 COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Saturday. India's deaths from COVID-19 rose by 1,341 to reach a total of 175,649, the data showed.


Reuters | Mumbai | Updated: 17-04-2021 10:03 IST | Created: 17-04-2021 09:52 IST
India reports another record daily rise in COVID-19 infections
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India reported a record daily increase of 234,692 COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Saturday. It was the eighth record daily increase in the last nine days.

Total cases reached nearly 14.5 million, second only to the United States which has reported more than 32 million infections. India's deaths from COVID-19 rose by 1,341 to reach a total of 175,649, the data showed.

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