COVID-19 burial in Ahmedabad, India. As media reports continue to reflect stories of families in India unable to get treatment for their loved ones, exhausted health workers, and continuous funeral pyres, the country's nearly vertical spike in infections led to 400,000 new cases today. Also, India's massive surge pushed the global total past 150 million cases today, though many countries are reporting declines, including Brazil, which is still battling its worst spike. Mass vaccination challenge in India India's health ministry today reported 402,110 new cases, along with 3,522 more deaths, according to the country's health ministry, a daily record for both India and the world.