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With that dire news, that’s it from me, Helen Sullivan, for today. My colleague Martin Belam will be bringing you live updates for the next while.
India reported 6,148 deaths on Thursday, after a big eastern state revised its figures to account for people who previously succumbed to the disease at home or in private hospitals, Reuters reports.
The health department of Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, revised its total Covid related death toll on Wednesday to more than 9,400 from about 5,400.
