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Health

India records 44,489 new coronavirus cases

Passengers wait in line to get their temperature checked at a railway station, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

India recorded 44,489 new coronavirus infections, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday, the 19th straight day that single-day cases have stayed below the 50,000 mark.

India's coronavirus tally now stands at 9.27 million, the second-highest in the world, after the United States.

Deaths rose by 524, taking the total to 135,223.

A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a man during a rapid antigen testing campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

(Reporting by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Kim Coghill)

Passengers wait in line to get their temperature checked at a railway station, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
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