India Coronavirus Dispatch: Eighth record daily case spike in nine days

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Over 217,000 fresh cases in yet another record daily spike

India reported 217,353 fresh coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 14.2 million, according to a report in the Hindustan Times. The country saw 1,185 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 173,123, according to central health ministry data. The active caseload is at 1.5 million, while the total recoveries have surged to 12.5 million. This was the eighth record daily increase in the last nine days, the report said. Read more here

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