As reported by RBC, citing data from the Asian country’s Ministry of Health, the largest one-day increase in infections has been recorded for the fourth consecutive day.
In the last 24 hours, 349,600 new infections were recorded, the highest single-day figure registered in any country since the start of the pandemic.
The country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that the “coronavirus storm” has shaken India. Given the sharp rise in the rate of infection, he has called on citizens to be cautious and to get vaccinated.
Overall, around 2,000 deaths are recorded in the country every day, although it has been noted that the unofficial statistical figure could be 5 to 10 times higher.
According to experts, the wave of the spread of the disease may be due to the emergence of an Indian strain of the coronavirus. This strain has also been detected in Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
According to the country’s Ministry of Health, more than 16.9 million people have been infected in India since the start of the pandemic. By this indicator, the country ranks second, behind only the United States. The number of deaths exceeds 192,000. By this indicator, India ranks fourth in the world, after the United States, Brazil and Mexico.
