India reported more than 27,000 deaths and over 27.4 lakh new cases in the week ended Sunday, its highest weekly Covid numbers till date, even as the growth of cases in this period, at 5%, was the lowest during the second wave, reports Amit Bhattacharya.
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Deaths grew at a faster pace of nearly 15%, with the daily case fatality rate crossing 1% for the first time in the second wave in the last three days. The weekly toll crossed 25,000 for the first time as the country recorded 27,243 deaths during May 3-9, up from 23,781 reported in the previous week.