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India records 15,388 new COVID-19 cases, 77 deaths 

| @indiablooms | Mar 09, 2021, at 03:10 pm

New Delhi: India recorded 15,388 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, a slight dip from the figure recorded in the previous day, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.

The virus also claimed 77 deaths during the same period.

The total death toll due to the disease now stands at 1,57,930.

The total number of COVID-19 cases recorded by the country so far now stands at 1,12,44,786.

There are 1,87,462 active cases in the country at present.

Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been reporting a surge in the COVID daily new cases. They cumulatively account for 86.25% of the new cases reported, as per Ministry of Health released data.

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