UPDATE 4-India's coronavirus toll tops 200,000 after record surge in cases
Reuters
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By Neha Arora and Tanvi Mehta
NEW DELHI, April 28 (Reuters) - India's toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, the country's deadliest day, as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new infections.
The second wave of infections has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, overwhelming healthcare facilities and crematoriums and fuelling an increasingly urgent international response.