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NEW DELHI: States across India reported over 3,000 new Covid-19 cases for the second day running as the country’s corona count raced past 55,000 on Thursday, taking just four days to reach that number after crossing 40,000 on May 3.
While Maharashtra recorded over 1,200 fresh cases on Thursday, again for the second straight day, the infection touched a new high in Delhi, where 448 more cases emerged. The capital’s previous single-day peak was 428 on Tuesday.
Maharashtra also reported its highest single-day death toll of 43, a lion’s share of the 106 fatalities across the country, with Mumbai alone adding 25. This is the second time that more tha