India’s total coronavirus cases cross 27 million

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India’s total coronavirus infections have crossed 27 million, swelled by 208,921 new cases over the last 24 hours, while daily deaths from Covid-19 rose by 4,157, Reuters reports.

The country's overall caseload is now at 27.16 million, while total fatalities are at 311,388, according to health ministry data.

A doctor checks the medicines of a patient suffering from Covid-19 inside a classroom turned coronavirus care facility on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. — Reuters
A doctor checks the medicines of a patient suffering from Covid-19 inside a classroom turned coronavirus care facility on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. — Reuters

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