India's posts world record daily COVID cases for second straight day

Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi
A patient, wearing an oxygen mask, sits outside Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP), one of India's largest facilities for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients only, in New Delhi, India, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Files

BENGALURU, April 23 (Reuters) - India recorded the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus cases for a second day in a row on Friday, while daily deaths from COVID-19 also jumped by a record.

With 332,730 new cases, India's total caseload has now passed 16 million. Deaths rose by 2,263 to reach a total of 186,920, according to health ministry data.

Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra in Editing by Shri Navaratnam

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