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India's daily new Covid-19 cases exceed 200,000 for first time

People push trolleys loaded with grocery items as others wait to enter a supermarket, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Mumbai, India on April 14, 2021 — Reuters photo
People push trolleys loaded with grocery items as others wait to enter a supermarket, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Mumbai, India on April 14, 2021 — Reuters photo

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India reported a record 200,739 Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours, according to data issued by the health ministry on Thursday.

Deaths stood at 1,038, taking the total to 173,123, the data showed.

The country’s total caseload reached 14.1 million, just behind the United States that leads the global tally with 31.4 million cases.

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