India case count on April 17: 13,387 confirmed Covid cases, 437 dead so far

1,749 people have been cured/discharged/migrated so far, while the death count stands at 437. As of 9 pm yesterday, a total of 3,02,956 samples from 2,86,714 individuals had been tested for the virus, data from ICMR showed.

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