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Coronavirus outbreak: India cases at 26,496; Delhi tally climbs to 2,625

A nurse at a civic hospital in north Delhi tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, following which the facility has been closed down, officials said.

Medics work on samples collected from media professionals for COVID-19 tests, at a special testing centre set up by the Delhi government. Photo: PTI
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Medics work on samples collected from media professionals for COVID-19 tests, at a special testing centre set up by the Delhi government. Photo: PTI

BS Web TeamAgencies
The confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped to 26,496 as the death toll mounted to 824, according to the health ministry on Sunday.

In the national capital, the number of coronavirus positive cases spiked to 2,625 with 111 new cases and one death being reported in a day, according to Delhi government on Saturday.

Of the total number of 54 fatalities reported till date, 29 of the deceased were aged 60 and above, making over 53 per cent of the total death cases, news agency PTI reported. Fifteen of them were aged between 50-59 and 10 were
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