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Patients suffering from Covid-19 are treated with free oxygen at a makeshift clinic outside the Shri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara on May 02, 2021 in Indirapuram, Uttar Pradesh, India. With cases crossing 400,000 a day and with more than 3500 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 crisis is intensifying and shows no signs of easing pressure on the country. A new wave of the pandemic has totally overwhelmed the country's healthcare services and has caused crematoriums to operate day and night as the number of victims continues to spiral out of control. (Photo by Rebecca Conway/Getty Images) (Getty Images via Getty Images)

The daily Covid-19 cases in India showed a slight dip with3,68,147 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, taking the total tally of cases to 1,99,25,604, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

• The death toll increased to 2,18,959 with 3,417 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

• While the country recorded 4,01,993 new cases on May 1, it had registered 3,92,488 cases on May 2.

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