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Covid death toll crosses 300 as the curve refuses to bend

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NEW DELHI : India on Sunday recorded 1,195 positive cases of covid-19, the most in a single day, taking the total to 9,020.

The viral disease has claimed 306 lives so far, with 59 people succumbing to the disease during the day. The number of coronavirus cases in India has surged at least 10-fold during the 21-day nationwide lockdown that runs through Tuesday, with the daily increase in the number of cases rising in sync with the government ramping up of testing for the virus.

The government was testing 1,200 samples a day when the country initially reported local transmission of covid-19 cases. Testing was gradually increased to 10,000 samples a day and this coincided with an increase in the number of cases.

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