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India records 134,154 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours

A patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rests inside a classroom turned COVID-19 care facility on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

India announced on Thursday 134,154 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, while deaths from the coronavirus rose by 2,887.

The country's total COVID-19 caseload now stands at 28.4 million, while total fatalities are at 337,989, according to data from the health ministry.

FILE PHOTO: Family members and relatives offer prayers as they attend cremation of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Kurukshetra crematorium in Surat, India, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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