India Coronavirus Dispatch: Daily cases cross 200,000 for the first time

Mumbai's 5-star hotels may take patients with mild Covid, top virologist says daily caseload may hit 300,000, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Over 200,000 fresh cases reported in new record high

India reported 200,739 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 14 million infections, according to a report in The News Minute. The country saw 1,038 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 173,123, according to central health ministry data.

Active cases jumped by 106,173 infections to 1.4 million. This is the fifth straight day when India has recorded over 150,000 new cases. The death toll is the highest since October 2. Read more here

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