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NEW DELHI: In one of the biggest single-day jumps in Covid-19 infections, India added more than 17,000 new cases of the virus on Wednesday — the highest so far — and nearly 1,500 more than the previous peak of 15,689 recorded the previous day. Wednesday’s death toll remained above 400 for the second day running, at 422.
Covid-19 cases surged in Maharashtra (3,890 fresh infections), Delhi (3,788), Tamil Nadu (2,865), Telangana (891), Uttar Pradesh (700), Gujarat (572), Andhra Pradesh (497), Haryana (490), Bengal (445) and Assam (429), among other states, taking the day’s total to 17,156, as per data collated from state governments. With this, India’s total caseload rose to over 4.73 lakh, just four days after crossing the 4 lakh mark.
Maharashtra, which recorded its high