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India reports smallest rise in Covid-19 deaths since mid-March

Infections rose by 18,795, the smallest increase since early March, lifting the total to about 33.7 million, health ministry data showed

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File photo: A family member during mass cremation of Covid-19 victims and others takes place at Gazipur Crematorium, in New Delhi, Monday, April 26, 2021. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist)
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1 min read Last Updated : Sep 28 2021 | 9:56 AM IST
India reported 179 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, the smallest rise since the middle of March, taking the total to 447,373.
 
Infections rose by 18,795, the smallest increase since early March, lifting the total to about 33.7 million, health ministry data showed.
 
(Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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