Coronavirus | India adds more than 2.7 lakh cases, nearly 1,600 deaths on April 21, 2021
The Hindu
Maharashtra reported 67,468 infections, while Uttar Pradesh saw 33,214 new cases
India recorded 2,71,280 new COVID-19 cases as of 10.15 p.m. IST on April 21. As many as 1,597 deaths were also recorded on the day. The country has so far reported a total of 1,58,80,534 cases and 1,84,168 deaths. The figures do not include cases and deaths in Delhi, Sikkim, Tripura, Ladakh, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The data are sourced from covid19india.org, an independent aggregator of daily COVID-19 figures.
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