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As COVID-19 cases soar, Centre tells SC make-shift hospitals will have to be built

As India recorded a daily jump of over 8,000 coronavirus cases for the fifth day on Thursday, the Centre told the Supreme Court that a "large number" of make-shift hospitals will have to be built in the near future to accommodate the constant rise in the number of newly infected people.  The country registered a record single-day jump of 9,304 coronavirus cases on Thursday pushing the total tally to 2,16,919, while the death toll climbed to 6,075 with 260 new fatalities.