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Updated May 6, 2021
Relatives in personal protective equipment (PPE) suits perform the last rites before the cremation of their loved one, who died due to the Covid-19 coronavirus, on the banks of the Ganges River in Garhmukteshwar on May 5, 2021.
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India saw record new jumps in Covid-19 cases and deaths on Thursday, dashing tentative hopes that a catastrophic recent surge that has stretched hospitals to the limit might be 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, taking India’s caseload since the pandemic began over 21 million.
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India records highest number of Covid cases with 412,262 people infected, 3,980 deaths in 24 hours
06 May 2021 A Covid-19 coronavirus patient breathes with the help of oxygen.
India saw record new jumps in Covid-19 cases and deaths on Thursday, dashing tentative hopes that the catastrophic recent surge was easing.
India reported on Thursday more than 400,000 coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by a record 3,980.
The South Asian nation s tally has surged past 21 million, boosted by the record 412,262 new cases. Its death toll now stands at 230,168, health ministry data show.
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.
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India sees record COVID-19 deaths
By AFP Published: May 06, 2021 06:48 PM India saw record new jumps in COVID-19 cases and deaths on Thursday, dashing tentative hopes that the catastrophic recent surge was easing.
A volunteer arranges oxygen cyclinders inside a bus converted to provide oxygen to Covid-19 coronavirus patient with breathing problems while waiting to be admitted at government hospital on Wednesday. Photo: VCGHealth 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.
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Bangladesh could be next if we are not careful!
A number of workers wearing personal protective equipment at a crematorium in Kathmandu, Nepal, yesterday. The crematorium is undergoing an extention to cope with the surge of Covid-19 deaths, as India’s outbreak spreads across South Asia. Photo: Reuters
According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Nepal is now being overwhelmed by a surge in Covid-19 infections as India s outbreak spreads across South Asia. Nepal is currently recording 57 times as many cases as it did only a month ago, with a testing positivity rate of 44 percent. Nepalese towns near the Indian border are already struggling to cope with the increasing number of people showing symptoms of Covid-19. And the Red Cross has warned that the horrific scenes being witnessed in India could very well be a preview of what lies ahead for Nepal, should it fail to contain the virus quickly.