India reports lowest daily COVID-19 deaths since August 3

70,589 new infections in the last 24 hours, 776 deaths

Last updated: September 29, 2020 | 11:19

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A health worker wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) gives a nasal swab to a person for a rapid-antigen methodology Covid-19 test at Sarai Kale Khan Transport Authority in New Delhi, India, on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020.

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Bengaluru: India reported its smallest daily rise in coronavirus deaths since Aug. 3 of 776, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday, as global fatalities crossed 1 million and infections surged in several countries.

The South Asian country’s coronavirus case tally rose to 6.15 million after it reported 70,589 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to health ministry data, while total deaths stood at 96,318.