Covid: Growth in cases slows but death rate crosses 1%

India reported more than 27,000 deaths and over 27.4 lakh new cases in the week ended Sunday, its highest weekly Covid numbers till date, even as the growth of cases in this period, at 5%, was the lowest during the second wave. Deaths grew at a faster pace of nearly 15%, with the daily case fatality rate crossing 1% for the first time in the second wave in the last three days.
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