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The worrying second wave of infections by COVID – 19 through which India passes, led to this country will move to third place in death toll (218, 1200), leaving Mexico behind (218, 233 ) in fourth place and only surpassed by the United States (550, 054) and Brazil ( 407, 604), Who occupy the first and second place respectively, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
In addition, the Asian country is close to the 20 million coronavirus infections (17, 800, 604)) at a time when the authorities are investigating whether the lack of oxygen in a hospital caused the death of 24 patients.
From this way India remains the second most affected country in the world in absolute terms due to the pandemic, only behind the United States (32, 423, 048), and he is immersed in a dizzying second wave that has put his health system to the limit.
In a crematorium in the northeast of the Indian capital, funerals are multiplying due to the pandemic of # COVID 19, to so much so that cremations had to be carried out in the parking lot of the place # AFP pic.twitter.com/3WjLL55 ITO
– Agence France-Presse (@AFPespanol )
April 27, 2021
Only in the last 24 hours, India recorded 368, 217 new infections, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, a slight drop for the second consecutive day after the country crossed the barrier of on Saturday for the first time , 000 positive.
In total, ten of the 36 regions of this country (with 1, 350 million inhabitants), among which is the western Maharashtra, New Delhi , or southern Karnataka, monopolize the 73. 8% of new daily infections, while the positivity rate is in the 21. 2% when just a month ago it was below 6%.
The virulent second wave of the coronavirus has put the Indian health system to the limit, also causing a lack of medical oxygen that continues to cause deaths.
In New Delhi, a Of the cities most affected by the pandemic, several hospitals have announced that they will not accept more patients due to lack of oxygen.
“El Hospital Infantil M adhukar Rainbow in New Delhi will not accept any admission requiring oxygen or respiratory assistance due to an inconsistent liquid oxygen supply, ”the medical center said last night on Twitter.
#India is sinking into the # covid 19 and Prince Charles has called worldwide to help 🥺 pic.twitter.com/FwRARiT0ju
– Collective Culture (@CulturaColectiv) April 30 , 2021
This situation is coupled with the lack of beds in the Indian capital. a, to the desperation of critically ill patients and their families, some of whom have been forced to travel from one hospital to another in search of a place.
More of 40 countries have started sending aid to India to cooperate in the fight against the pandemic, among ventilators and medical equipment, as well as oxygen generators, cylinders, concentrators, and regulators.
With information from EFE.
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