India surpassed 20 million Covid-19 cases on Tuesday since the start of the pandemic, according to official data, as the disease continues to wreak havoc in hospitals across the country.
In the past 24 hours, India has identified 357,229 new infections, bringing the total to 20.3 million, according to the health ministry.
Deaths increased by 3,449 to reach 222,408 in total.
Many experts believe, however, that the actual number is much higher.
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