Coronavirus Live Updates: India Covid Deaths Cross 50,000; Cases Rise To 57,981 In 24 Hours

Coronavirus News: The country's Covid tally crossed the 26 lakh-mark today with about 58,000 fresh infections and 941 deaths registered in the last 24 hours.

Coronavirus Live Updates: India Covid Deaths Cross 50,000; Cases Rise To 57,981 In 24 Hours

Coronavirus India updates: About 18.62 lakh Covid patients in India have recovered so far.

New Delhi:

Coronavirus Live Updates: India has logged over 50,000 deaths linked to coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. The country's Covid tally crossed the 26 lakh-mark today with about 58,000 fresh infections and 941 deaths registered in the last 24 hours.

The third worst-hit country by the pandemic, India has been reporting the highest number of daily cases across the world for the last 13 days, surpassing the United States and Brazil that have a higher caseload, according to the data by the World Health Organization.  

Here are the updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:

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