India reports record 401,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day By (0) A medic administers the first dose of India's COVID-19 vaccine to a Kashmiri man Saturday at SMHS Hospital in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, as vaccine rollout begins for age 18 and older. Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA-EFE May 1 (UPI) -- India on Saturday reported 401,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day -- a new global record -- amid slow vaccine rollout and a shortage of oxygen supplies. Cases recorded over the previous 24 hours marked the first time any country has surpassed 400,000 cases in a day, CNN reported. Advertisement The new record brings India's total number of cases since the pandemic began to over 19.1 million with 211,853 deaths, according toJohns Hopkins global tracker.