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India recorded its biggest surge in the number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours for a second consecutive day on Sunday with 19,906 new patients.

This has taken the total to 5,28,859 infections, the Union Health Ministry said Sunday morning.

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The country also witnessed 410 COVID-19-related deaths during the period, taking the total number of casualties due to the virus to 16,095.

India is the fourth worst-hit country in the world by the pandemic after the United States, Brazil and Russia.

Delhi, the worst-affected city in the country, has over 80,000 infections now.

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The total number of deaths in the national capital has mounted to 2,558 as the city-state grapples with the shortage of hospital beds.