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News updates from Hindustan Times: As Covid-19 cases continue to rise across India, Kerala falls to 8th spot, shows State tally and all the latest news

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Apr 09, 2020 01:52 PM IST

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Medical staff in protective gear walk through a disinfecting tunnel outside Civil Hospital Sector 10 of Gurugram.(Yogendra Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Medical staff in protective gear walk through a disinfecting tunnel outside Civil Hospital Sector 10 of Gurugram.(Yogendra Kumar/HT PHOTO)

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise across India, Kerala falls to 8th spot: State tally

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The number of coronavirus cases in India on Thursday climbed to 5,734 with 5,095 active cases and 166 deaths. As many as 473 patients have been cured or discharged, the latest figures released by the Ministry of Health indicated. Kerala - which was the second most affected state by coronavirus after Maharashtra just weeks back - seems to now have fallen to the eighth spot as Covid-19 cases rise in other states.Read more.

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