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India records over 30,000 COVID-19 cases in a day for first time
COVID-19 cases in India in a day crossed the 30,000 mark for the first time pushing the tally to 9,68,876 on Thursday, while the death toll climbed to 24,915 with 606 people succumbing to the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data.The country saw a record increase of 32,695 cases of coronavirus infections in a day, with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Telangana, West Bengal and Bihar contributing to around 80% of the single-day spike, the data updated at 8 am showed.Maharashtra added 7,975 new cases to the tally, followed by Tamil Nadu 4,496, Karnataka 3,176, Andhra Pradesh 2,432, Uttar Pradesh 1,659, Delhi 1,647, Telangana 1,597, West Bengal 1,589 and Bihar 1,328.The total number of