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India daily coronavirus infections rise by 55,722

India has reported 579 fatalities from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the lowest increase in three months, driving its death toll to 114,610.

Compiled from news agencies WORLD
Published October 19,2020
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Workers sanitize the premises of Taj Mahal as a preventative measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus in Agra on October 18, 2020. (Photo by Pawan SHARMA / AFP)

India's tally of coronavirus infections stood at 7.55 million on Monday, having risen by 55,722 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed.

The world's second-most populous country also has the second-highest number of infections in the world, after the United States, which has around 8.1 million.

However, India recorded its lowest death toll in nearly four months on Monday with 579 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, taking total fatalities to 114,610.