Another state imposes lockdown as India’s Covid-19 cases remain near record
Eastern state of Odisha announces a two-week shutdown as federal government fears another lockdown will hit economy
02 May 2021 - 18:26
New Delhi — India’s new coronavirus cases dipped marginally on Sunday but deaths from Covid-19 jumped by a record 3,689, with one more state going into lockdown as the nation’s creaky health-care system is unable to cope with the huge caseload.
Authorities reported 392,488 new cases in the previous 24 hours, pushing total cases to 19.56-million. So far, the virus has killed 215,542 people. India reported a record 401,993 new coronavirus cases on Saturday...
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