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New Delhi, April 18: In a span of 24 hours, India’s new Covid cases have risen to 2,183 cases on Monday, which is nearly double from 1,150 reported the previous day.
In the same period, a surge in the Covid related deaths was also recorded. A total of 214 patients died taking the death toll to 5,21,965. However, the fresh Covid deaths also include a backlog of 62 deaths from Kerala. India had reported only 4 deaths on Sunday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said on Monday.
The active caseload has also risen to 11,542, which is 0.03 per cent of the country’s total positive cases.
