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COVID-19: New cases nearly 14,000, rise for 5th straight day
Updated On: 20 February, 2021 11:42 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
The rise in cases have been reported from several places, including Maharashtra, Punjab and Karnataka. On Friday, the count of new cases was 13,193, on February 18 it was 12,881, on February 17 it was 11,610, on February 16 the number was 9,121 and February 15 had 11,649 cases.
BMC health workers conduct thermal screening of outstation passengers at Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, in Mumbai. Pic/PTI
The number of new Covid-19 cases continue to surge this week, with India recording 13,993 new cases in the last 24 hours on Saturday and the overall tally mounting to 1,09,77,387, health officials said.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that there were 101 more fatalities, taking the overall toll to 1,56,212. The country had been recording less than 15,000 fresh infections daily over the past one month, ahead of the renewed spike.
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