Reuters Since mid-February, Portugal has seen the largest daily increase in COVID-19 infections. Official data indicated on Wednesday that coronavirus infections in Portugal increased by 2,362 in the last 24 hours, the largest increase since mid-February, as officials battled to curb the spread of the more infectious Delta form. Portugal, which has a population of ten million people, had its toughest fight against the coronavirus in January, but a new rise in cases has pushed daily numbers to levels last seen in February, when the country was under strict lockdown. The Delta type, which was initially discovered in India, has been blamed by Portuguese health officials for the spike in cases./n
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