India has reported 46,148 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed.

The South Asian country's total Covid-19 caseload now stands at 30.27 million, while total fatalities are at 396,730, the data showed.

India's coronavirus-related deaths rose by 979 overnight, according to Reuters.

People shop at a crowded wholesale vegetable market after authorities eased coronavirus restrictions, in the old quarters of Delhi, India, June 23. — Reuters
People shop at a crowded wholesale vegetable market after authorities eased coronavirus restrictions, in the old quarters of Delhi, India, June 23. — Reuters

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