India on Sunday reported 392,488 cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, pushing the infection tally past the 19.5-million mark, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare. With this, India’s Covid-19 tally has risen to 19,557,457.
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