India reports highest daily rise in COVID cases in three months
Al Jazeera
Nearly 62 percent of infections in past 24 hours and 46 percent of deaths reported in the western state of Maharashtra.
India’s daily coronavirus infections have jumped by 28,903, data from the health ministry showed on Wednesday. It was the highest increase since December 13, taking the nationwide tally to 11.44 million. Deaths swelled by 188, the highest figure in two months, to stand at 159,044. India has the world’s highest tally of infections after the United States and Brazil.
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