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Rahul Gandhi calls rise in COVID-19 cases 'worrying', takes dig at Modi govt

| @indiablooms | Aug 26, 2021, at 08:13 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday raised concerns about the surging COVID-19 cases in the country and termed it 'worrying”, taking a dig at the Modi government.

He tweeted, "Rising #COVID numbers are worrying. Vaccination must pick up pace to avoid serious outcomes in the next wave. Please take care of yourselves because GOI is busy with sales."

According to the government data, India added 46,164 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, a 22 per cent jump, while deaths from the virus rose to 607.

The country's overall case load now stands at 3.25 crore, while total fatalities are at 4.36 lakhs, according to the government.

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