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Indian states impose stricter lockdowns as deaths hit record high

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India reported its highest ever single-day Covid-19 death toll, as cases continued to rise and states imposed stricter lockdowns.

India's health ministry reported 4,187 fatalities over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll close to 240,000. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that India will see 1 million Covid-19 deaths by August.

Cases rose by 401,078 today, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 21.9 million. Medical experts say the real numbers of cases and fatalities are likely to be far higher than official tallies.

Tamil Nadu, known for its automobile manufacturing including BMW, Daimler, Hyundai, Ford , Nissan and Renault, said it would move from a partial to a full lockdown on Monday,

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