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Second Covid-19 wave: Delhi records 19,486 cases, Maharashtra over 63K

The Maharashtra government has asked the Centre to cancel all elective surgeries and admissions in a bid to save medical oxygen from running out

A health worker collects a nasal sample from a passenger for COVID-19 test, amid coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi,
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The situation of Covid-19 cases turned grimmer in the country on Friday as New Delhi recorded a total number of 19,486 cases in a day, a new record. Meanwhile, Maharashtra reported 63,729 new Covid-19 cases and 398 deaths in 24 hours. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray wrote to the prime minister, raising concerns over the caseload, which is expected to double in the next two weeks.
 
The Maharashtra government has asked the Centre to cancel all elective surgeries and admissions in a bid to save medical oxygen from running out.
 
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday directed officials

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