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India records highest single-day spike with over 22,000 new Covid-19 cases

The death count rises to 18,655, with 442 people succumbing to the deadly virus in 24 hours

A medic takes blood samples for a serological survey to analyse the spread of Covid-19, at Khajuri Khas, in New Delhi.
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Delhi with a total of 94,695 cases, including 2,923 deaths and 65,624 recoveries is on the third spot.

Press Trust of India
India on Saturday recorded the highest single-day spike of 22,771 cases, pushing the total tally to 6,48,315, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. The country recorded a spike of 20,903 cases yesterday.
The death count rose to 18,655, with 442 people succumbing to the deadly virus in 24 hours. A total of 3,94,226 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals. The recovery rate is 60.73 per cent among the Covid-19 patients.
With a spike of 6,364 cases, Maharashtra remained the worst pandemic hit state in the country. The state has a total of 1,92,990 cases, including 8,376 deaths.
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