Tuesday, March 30, 2021

India records 56,211 new Covid-19 infections, as Maharashtra considers lockdown

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India recorded 56,211 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, data from its health ministry shows, slightly down from the numbers the country has been seeing in recent days.

This comes as the state of Maharashtra, which accounts for more than half of India's confirmed new cases, is considering imposing a lockdown.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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