2021-05-03 10:36:53 GMT2021-05-03 18:36:53(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Wu Junyi
HONG KONG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- India has been gripped by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the total number of cases nearing 20 million on Monday.
Several other South Asian countries are also struggling with surging COVID-19 cases.
FAST-SPREADING SURGE, OXYGEN SHORTAGE
Indian health ministry said 368,147 new COVID-19 cases took the total tally in India to 19,925,604 on Monday. Meanwhile, 3,417 more deaths brought the death toll to 218,949.
COVID-19 figures continue to peak in India in the past weeks. India on Saturday reported a single day spike of 401,993 cases, the first time when over 400,000 new cases were recorded in the country in 24 hours. Previously, India witnessed a record single-day spike of 360,960 cases on April 28.