COVID-19 update: India records 656 new cases, 12 deaths
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India recorded 656 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a slight drop compared to 801 cases the day before, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Tuesday morning. The country's tally of coronavirus infections has now increased to more than 4.49 crore. Meanwhile, with 12 new fatalities, the death toll rose to 5,31,790.
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