Covid 19 coronavirus: India tops 200,000 dead as virus surge breaks health system
28 Apr, 2021 05:40 AM
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India is fighting a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that is killing thousands each day. Video / AP
India is fighting a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that is killing thousands each day. Video / AP
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By: Sheikh Saaliq
India crossed a grim milestone today of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections tears through dense cities and rural areas alike and overwhelms health care systems on the brink of collapse.
The health ministry reported a single-day record 3,293 Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing India s total fatalities to 201,187, as the world s second-most populous country endures its darkest chapter of the pandemic yet.
Apr 28, 2021
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,488.
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The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (5), Benton (16), Clackamas (64), Clatsop (8), Columbia (10), Coos (6), Crook (9), Curry (4), Deschutes (80), Douglas (15), Grant (7), Harney (5), Hood River (1), Jackson (29), Jefferson (3), Josephine (8), Klamath (45), Lake (4), Lane (67), Lincoln (3), Linn (23), Malheur (8), Marion (48), Multnomah (116), Polk (8), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (15), Wallowa (2), Wasco (4), Washington (114) and Yamhill (11).
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Collaborative efforts lead to arrest of carjacking suspect, return of truck and trailer to landscaping company. Employee sustains injury and is transported to area hospital.
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