India reports more than 330,000 new COVID cases in one day, a new world record

330, 730 new cases of infections over a period of 24 hours: for the second day in a row, India reported the largest single-day increase in infections in the world

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India set another world record for new COVID cases – 19 in a period of 24 hours, as medical officials scrambled to figure out how to meet oxygen demands in the nation’s hospitals, Friday.

On Friday, India reported 332, 730 new cases of infections and 2, 263 deaths over a period of 24 hours, according to data s of the government .

For the second day in a row, coronavirus in a single day.

On Thursday, India confirmed almost , 000 new infections during the 24 hours above, the highest single day count for any country since the pandemic began.

According to an analysis by The New York Times, the country has experienced a increase in 197% in cases and an increase of 197% of deaths in the last two weeks.

The increase in cas Hospitalizations and hospitalizations is pushing the oxygen supply of hospitals to the limit as more and more patients are ventilated.

The Director doctor at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi said that 24 people died overnight after a shortage decreased the flow to those in need of high pressure oxygen , according to BBC News.

” An acute shortage of oxygen, drugs, beds and testing centers ”

India’s hospitals are buckling under a record surge in cases of Covid – 19. One doctor says staff are “physically and mentally exhausted with the influx of critically ill patients” https://t.co/huEnXH1sAD

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More than 4 million new cases in one month

So far in April, cases have increased significantly: India has reported more than 4 million cases as of Friday and at least 24, 452 people have died.

The country media reports suggest that the actual death toll could potentially be higher.

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The high number of infections has exacerbated the pressure on India’s medical infrastructure.

Hospitals overwhelmed are rejecting patients critically ill due to a shortage of beds.

A severe shortage of oxygen supply, partly due to uneven distribution between states, has resulted in the death of many Covid patients – 12. The government has been forced to divert supplies of industrial oxygen for medical use.

Gruesome scenes are taking place in hospitals and clinics across India as the The country’s health system collapses under a sudden spike in coronavirus cases.

As the healthcare system collapses , it is feared that law and order will also collapse: oxygen tanker trucks travel under police surveillance to defend yourself from looters.

The black market trade in medical equipment has exploded. The vaccines were stolen Thursday from a hospital warehouse in Haryana, but then the thief returned them hours later, with a note of apology. Police say the thief may have intended to steal antiviral drugs, which are also in short supply. People are storing oxygen tanks at home thinking he has no sense even trying to enter a hospital .

With information from CNBC , BBC and

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