India reports highest number of daily Covid-19 deaths
From CNN s Manveena Suri in New Delhi
A priest performs the last rites of a patient who died of Covid-19 amid burning funeral pyres on May 1, in New Delhi, India. Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images
At least 3,689 Covid-19 deaths were reported in India on Sunday, the highest number identified in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic.
To date, at least 215,542 people have died. according to figures released by the country’s health ministry.
Authorities reported another 392,488 new Covid-19 cases Sunday, the 11th consecutive day of more than 300,000 cases. That figure crossed 400,000 for the first time on Saturday.
Several Indian states forced to postpone vaccine drives due to shortages
From CNN s Manveena Suri in New Delhi
People line up while waiting to receive a dose of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine, outside the Moti Lal Nehru Medical College in Allahabad on May 1. Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images
Several Indian states were forced to postpone their Covid-19 vaccination plans on Saturday due to supply shortages, authorities said.
At least seven states or union territories were impacted by vaccine shortages as confirmed by CNN. These include the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharasthra and the union territory of Delhi, which includes the Indian capital, New Delhi.
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