The COVID-19 case tally has now risen to more than 4.49 crore

COVID-19 update: India logs 865 new cases, 4 deaths

By Ayushi Goswami

May 19, 2023

10:53 am

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India recorded 865 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a slight decrease compared to the previous day, the Union Health Ministry's data revealed on Friday morning. With this, the COVID-19 case tally has now risen to more than 4.49 crore. Meanwhile, the active coronavirus cases dropped below 10,000 after 54 days, to 9,092.

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