India's daily Covid-19 infections rise to five-month high

India added 53,476 Covid-19 infections overnight, the highest daily rise since October 23, the health ministry data showed.

India has 11.8 million Covid-19 cases, the third-highest amount behind the United States and Brazil, according to Reuters.

The country reported 251 new deaths, taking the overall tally to 160,692, the data showed.

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