Children carry packs of firecrackers ahead of Deepavali the Hindu festival of lights, at a shop in Amritsar on Nov 12, 2020. Indians throughout the world celebrate Deepavali on Saturday (Nov 14). - AFP
NEW DELHI, Nov 12 (AP): India reported 47,905 new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) infection with New Delhi setting another daily record Thursday.
The surge of 8,593 cases in the nation's capital is the highest for any major Indian city and comes as people crowd shopping areas ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on Saturday.
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