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NEW DELHI: With around 2.7 lakh new cases added till 11.20pm, India’s total tally for Covid-19 cases crossed 1.5 crore on Sunday. After America, India is the only other country that has crossed this level of cumulative cases.
On Sunday, Maharashtra saw its highest single-day addition of positive cases ever at 68,631, pushing the state’s overall total to 38,39,338. Over 500 coronavirus deaths were reported on Sunday, the highest seen on a single day after seven months and for the first time in the second wave.
For the fourth consecutive day, India added more than 2 lakh daily cases to its overall tally. This week alone saw the net addition of 15 lakh which is 10% of India’s total Covid-19 tally. The rise in cases has been exponential in the past one week as the 15 lakh cases added between April-11 and April-18 is more than 14.5 lakh cases added in the last two months (February and March) put together.
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