On August 17, the death toll due to coronavirus in India crossed the 50,000-mark. The total now stands at 50,921 deaths. It took 156 days to reach this figure, according to announcements by the health ministry.
Meanwhile, the locally transmitted coronavirus remains a mystery in New Zealand's Aukland. The infections came after the country managed to keep out the local transmission for 102 days.
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