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Published 12 Oct, 2020 10:34am

India reports more than 66,000 cases as total rises to 7.1 million

India’s total coronavirus cases have risen by 66,732 in the last 24 hours to 7.12 million, data from the health ministry showed.

Deaths from Covid-19 infections rose by 816 to 109,150, the ministry said.

India’s coronavirus caseload topped seven million on Sunday and the country has added a million cases in just 13 days. It has the second-highest number of infections, behind the United States which is approaching the eight million mark.

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