EXPLAINER: Why India is shattering global infection records
ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and KRUTIKA PATHI, Associated Press
April 22, 2021
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1of14Multiple funeral pyres of those patients who died of COVID-19 disease are seen burning at a ground that has been converted into a crematorium for mass cremation of coronavirus victims, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 21, 2021.APShow MoreShow Less
2of14Health workers carry a body of a COVID-19 victim for cremation, in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 19, 2021. New infections are rising faster in India than any other place in the world, stunning authorities and capsizing its fragile health system. Overall, India has more than 15.6 million cases, the second-highest after the United States, with 182,553 deaths.Manish Swarup/APShow MoreShow Less
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Explainer: Why is India shattering global coronavirus infection records?
The country has confirmed 15.9 million cases of infection, the second highest after the United States, and 184,657 deaths. By Press Association Thursday 22 Apr 2021, 6:13 PM Thu 6:13 PM 32,587 Views 22 Comments
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THE WORLD’S FASTEST pace of spreading infections and the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases are pushing India further into a deepening and deadly healthcare crisis.
India is the world’s second-most populous country with nearly 1.4 billion people, and its size presents extraordinary challenges in fighting Covid-19.
Some 2.7 million vaccine doses are given daily, but less than 10% of its people have had their first jab.
India records 314,835 new COVID-19 infections â worldâs highest number of daily cases
By Kelly Hayes
Oxygen tankers arrive for filling as Indiaâs COVID-19 crisis deepens
Tanker trucks arrived for filling with liquid oxygen in Visakhapatnam, India, on April 22, part of the country s effort to help with dangerously low levels at hospitals. Credit - RINL via Storyful
NEW DELHI - India reported the world’s highest number of new COVID-19 infections reported in a single day on Thursday as the country faces a troubling coronavirus surge that has overwhelmed its health care system, leading to critical shortages of hospital beds and oxygen.