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April 23, 2021

India Posts World Record Coronavirus Case Count for Second Consecutive Day
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India has reported the world's highest-ever one-day tally of coronavirus
infections for the second straight day, with nearly a third of a million
new cases reported. COVID-19 deaths also jumped to a new record daily
high for India, at nearly 2,300. Hospitals across India's northern and
western states are rapidly running out of beds and running low on
oxygen. Mass cremation sites have been operating around the clock.
Meanwhile, at least 13 COVID patients were killed early Friday after a
fire broke out in the intensive care unit of a hospital near Mumbai. It
was the second hospital disaster in India this week.


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