India reported a record rise in Covid-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus.
Private security guards distribute facemasks to people during an awareness campaign against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Amritsar on 4 April 2021.
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Hospitals in the worst affected state, Maharashtra, are being overrun by patients. India s richest state, home to its commercial capital Mumbai and numerous industries, reported a record 57,074 new cases overnight.
The country s daily infections have risen about 12 fold since hitting a multi-month low in early February, when authorities eased most restrictions and people largely stopped wearing masks and following social distancing.
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