India’s Covid-19 Crisis: Data Analysis
Cases and deaths surge on the subcontinent, with current trajectories and virus variants of particular concern.
India's infections per million still lead regionally, but Nepal is rapidly closing that gap given the much steeper rate of infection. (Courtesy of COV-IND-19 Study Group)
Cases and deaths continue to rise dramatically in India, with about 1 million new cases every three days. Yesterday’s data compiled by Covid-19 India shows 324,390 new cases and 2,585 deaths. The recent surge has overloaded both the nation’s healthcare system and crematoriums. It has also led to variants that appear to evade the AstraZeneca vaccine, which the country stopped exporting in late March, due to shortages.