India reports 259,551 new coronavirus infections

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India has reported 259,551 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths have risen by 4,209, Reuters reports.

The South Asian nation’s infection tally stands at 26.03 million, with a death toll of 291,331, health ministry data showed.

Volunteers from the Khan Trust prepare to cremate the body of a person who died from Covid-19, at the Kurukshetra Crematorium in Surat, India, May 11. — Reuters
Volunteers from the Khan Trust prepare to cremate the body of a person who died from Covid-19, at the Kurukshetra Crematorium in Surat, India, May 11. — Reuters

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