NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Saturday reported 257,299 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by 4,194. Total infections in the country stood at 26.3 million while the country s total death toll was at 295,525, according to data from the health ministry. (Reporting by Tanvi Mehta in New Delhi; Editing by William Mallard)
COVID spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000
A woman with breathing difficulty receives treatment at a clinic set up by a local villager, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Parsaul village in Greater Noida, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi reuters tickers
This content was published on May 22, 2021 - 15:50
May 22, 2021 - 15:50
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India s COVID-19 outbreak has stabilised in parts of the country, a government official said, but deaths rose by 4,194 on Saturday and infections were spreading in rural areas where public health services are scarce and already overstretched.