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India records more than 44,000 new coronavirus cases

India records more than 44,000 new coronavirus cases

By Reuters

A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes swab from an employee for a rapid antigen test inside a factory, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ahmedabad, India, on Friday, September 11, 2020. Photo: Reuters

MUMBAI: India has recorded 44,059 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking its total to 9.14 million, data from the health ministry showed on Monday. India has the second-highest number of infections in the world, after the United States, but the rate of increase in India has dipped since it hit a peak in September. New daily cases have come in at fewer than 50,000 for more than two weeks, according to a Reuters tally. Deaths rose by 511, according to the latest health ministry data, taking the total to 133,738.