India COVID: Hospitals overwhelmed as deaths pass 200,000

India COVID: Hospitals overwhelmed as deaths pass 200,000

By Naveel Krishant
Thursday 29/04/2021
The real number of fatalities is thought to be far greater, with many not being officially recorded. [Image: bbc]

India has reached the devastating figure of 200,000 coronavirus deaths, with the pressure on many hospitals showing no sign of abating amid a sweeping second wave.

The real number of fatalities is thought to be far greater, with many not being officially recorded.

Oxygen supplies remain critically low across the country, with the black market the only option for many people.

Crematoriums are operating non-stop, with makeshift pyres in car parks.

There have been at least 300,000 new infections every day in the past week, with more than 360,000 new cases in the past 24 hours. Overall, more than 17.9 million cases have been registered.

[Source: BBC]

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