India reports daily record of Covid-19 deaths
New Delhi, May 2 (EFE).- India reported a new daily record of Covid-19 deaths on Sunday with over 3,689 fatalities, a day after the country crossed 400,000 daily infections for the first time.
India now has 215,000 total deaths from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, which is the fourth highest in the world behind the United States, Brazil and Mexico.
Daily cases on Saturday dipped slightly to 392,488, the first drop in several days, taking the total infections to more than 19.5 million, according to data from the Health Ministry.
The infection curve has become accustomed to breaking record after record in recent weeks, with no peak of this second wave in sight and with hospitals saturated, frequent calls for help in search of oxygen and overflowing crematoriums.
The situated has prmpted more than 40 countries to send aid, as medical supplies arrived from Germany, Uzbekistan, the United States and Belgium, among others.
A total of 9,000 antivirals of Remdesivir have arrived from the European Union, along with 120 ventilators, 28 tons of medical equipment, oxygen generators for medical facilities, oxygen cylinders, concentrators and regulators, among other supplies.
Several parts of the country has reported acute shortages of oxygen, especially the Indian capital.
New Delhi reported 25,219 fresh infections and 412 deaths in the last 24 hours, causing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday to extend lockdown for its more than 20 million residents for the third straight week.
The country sees its vaccination campaign as the greatest help out of the crisis, especially with the new phase that began Saturday, in which shots were extended to all those over 18 years of age, although some regions announced that they would not be able to start due to the lack of vaccines.
The vaccination rate has been slow since the campaign began in January, with some 157 million doses administered so far, 1.8 million of those in the last 24 hours. EFE
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