India's count of cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) crossed 8.9 million mark to reach 8,912,907 on Wednesday, Union health ministry's data showed. In the previous spike, 29,164 new infections were recorded and 30,458 in the one before that. The latest spike is 32% more than the previous one.
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Meanwhile, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi announced it was limiting the number of people allowed at weddings to 50 from 200. Also, both Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia and health minister Satyendar Jain assured no new lockdown would be imposed in the national capital. Jain, however, also hinted at curbs at local level in certain areas to bring Delhi's Covid-19 situation under control.
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7,486 fresh cases take Delhi’s Covid-19 tally to over 5 lakh
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Maharashtra also recorded more than 100 deaths due to Covid-19 taking the death toll over 46,200.
Haryana records more than 2,500 new cases
Haryana's Covid-19 tally has reached 207,639 with 2,562 new cases. Close to 2,100 people have died so far in Haryana due to Covid-19.
Odisha CM hold Covid-19 review meet
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Punjab's Covid-19 tally inches towards 144,000
Punjab reported 802 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. More than 4,500 people have died in Punjab due to Covid-19.
Manipur records six deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours
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Tamil Nadu records 1,714 fresh cases, 18 deaths in 24 hours
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First published: Nov 18, 2020 07:02 IST