India's daily coronavirus cases at about 20,000 as some cities extend lockdowns

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CHENNAI/GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Several Indian cities prepared to extend their lockdowns to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, as daily cases in the country remained close to 20,000.

India reported 18,522 new cases over the previous 24 hours, according to federal health data released on Tuesday, down slightly from Sunday's record of 19,906.

More than 16,000 people have died in India - a low figure when compared with countries with similar numbers of cases - though experts fear its hospitals will be unable to cope with a steep rise in cases. But some states have imposed their own lockdowns in cities where there have been significant outbreaks.

"We are witnessing a spike in local infections," the state's health minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, told Reuters.

 

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