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India's new coronavirus infections at lowest in almost a month

  • 22 Sep 2020
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People stroll along the promenade at Marine Drive in Mumbai, India. File/Reuters

India reported 75,083 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to federal health data released on Tuesday, the lowest daily tally in almost a month. 

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There were 1,053 deaths over the same period.

There have been 5.6 million cases in total in the country, second only behind the United States. 

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