For the past two days, India has been recording over 80,000 new cases of coronavirus infections. The total caseload is nearing 40 lakh and over 68,000 people have died. Jammu and Kashmir recorded more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases in a day for the first time on September 4, taking infection tally in the state to 39,943. In Haryana, two dhabas in Murthal were sealed on September 4, after 75 workers tested positive for COVID-19.

In Rajasthan, BJP state president Satish Poonia has tested positive for COVID-19. Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on September 4 that the situation in the state was "not good", as 1,553 new COVID-19 cases and ten fatalities were reported taking the infection count to 79,624 and death toll to 315. In Delhi, mohalla clinics will soon be turned into COVID-19 testing centres between 2 pm and 6 pm each day. In addition to this, the Delhi international airport will also set up a COVID-19 testing facility for passengers.

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