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NEW DELHI: Covid-19 cases in India crossed 5,000 on Tuesday, having doubled in the past five days, even as the death toll from the virus went past 150 to end the day at 165, as per the latest reports from states.
The total count of coronavirus cases stood at 5,325 at the time of going to press, with 568 fresh ones reported during the day. Cases have more than doubled since April 2, when the countrywide count was 2,580. Maharashtra alone recorded 150 new cases — the highest single-day count for any state — and its total number of infections crossed 1,000.
As many as 25 deaths were reported on Tuesday. Among them was a 14-month-old boy, possibly the youngest Indian victim of the virus who died at the state-run hospital in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Delhi has 576 Covid-19 cases and nine deaths, with two fatalities recorded on Tuesday.
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