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India reports a record 131,968 new COVID-19 infections

NEW DELHI, April 9: India reported 131,968 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, a record increase for a third straight day, data from the health ministry showed.
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker collects a swab sample from a man during a rapid antigen testing campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), near the Gateway of India monument in Mumbai, India, April 5, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo
By Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 9: India reported 131,968 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, a record increase for a third straight day, data from the health ministry showed.


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Deaths rose by 780 to a total of 167,642.


With an overall tally at 13.06 million, India’s overall caseload was the third-highest globally, behind the United States and Brazil.

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