India witnessed another record single-day jump of 28,701 Covid-19 cases on Monday, pushing its tally to over 8.7 lakh. This was the fourth consecutive day of daily cases increasing by more than 26,000 in the country. On Sunday, the country`s active cases crossed the 3 lakh mark. With 500 new deaths in the last 24 hours, 23,174 people have succumbed to the virus in India, according to data by the Union Health Ministry. Several states reported their highest single-day spike on Sunday. Among them was Gujarat, where the tally rose by 879 to reach 41,897. West Bengal`s COVID-19 cases crossed the 30,000-mark with record 1,560 new cases reported from different parts of the state, according to a...
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