India: Covid-19 situation worse - highest single day cases as total nears 850,000


Fishermen mark their location before fishing as they sail in sea in Mumbai on Sunday (July 12, 2020). India's federal health ministry reported 551 new deaths from Covid-19 and 28,637 new cases during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 22,674 and the total infections to 849,553. - AFP

NEW DELHI, July 12 (Xinhua): India's federal health ministry on Sunday morning reported 551 new deaths from Covid-19 and 28,637 new cases during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 22,674 and the total infections to 849,553.

This is said to be the highest single day spike in the number of fresh cases in the country so far.

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