India Covid-19 cases pass 500,000

Coronavirus cases in India have crossed the half-a-million mark, according to Worldometer data.

With India recording a spike of 18,552 cases in a single day, the total tally now stands at 509,446.

The death toll has climbed to 15,689. This is for an eighth straight day that India has registered over 14,000 cases._Agencies

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