India Sees Record Covid-19 Deaths, New Cases In 24 Hours
05/06/21 AT 1:17 AM
India saw record new jumps in Covid-19 cases and deaths on Thursday, dashing tentative hopes that the catastrophic recent surge was easing.
Health ministry numbers showed 3,980 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the national total to 230,168, and 412,262 new cases, bringing India s caseload since the pandemic began to 21.1 million.
Many experts suspect that with low levels of testing and poor record-keeping for cause of death and crematoriums overwhelmed in many places the real numbers could be significantly higher.
The rise follows several days of falling case numbers that had raised government hopes that the virus surge may have been easing.
Thursday, 06 May 2021 10:22 AM MYT
A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease receives treatment inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2021. Reuters pic
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NEW DELHI, May 6 ― India, gripped by one of the most deadly coronavirus surges seen by any country, will have to be ready for new waves and badly needs more oxygen from other countries, officials said yesterday.
Facing critical shortages of hospital beds and oxygen, the warnings came as India reported 3,780 new pandemic deaths, a new daily high, and 382,000 new cases. Experts say the peak may not be reached for weeks.