India Reports New High of 1,761 Daily COVID-19 Deaths
Saudi Press Agency
Tuesday 1442/9/8 - 2021/04/20
New Delhi, April 20, 2021, SPA -- India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recorded 259,170 COVID-19 cases over the past day, bringing the total caseload to 15,321,089, TASS News Agency reported.
The number of active cases in India has been rising for 41 days in a row.
The death toll from COVID-19 rose by 1,761 reaching 180,350. The daily death toll is the highest recorded in the country.
India ranks second after the US on the overall COVID-19 case count and fourth on the amount of coronavirus-related deaths (after the US, Brazil and Mexico).
The Indian capital introduced a six-day lockdown on Monday over the increase in COVID-19 infection rate.
--SPA
11:44 LOCAL TIME 08:44 GMT
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