19 May 2021 01:22PMNEW DELHI: India on Wednesday reported a record 4,529 coronavirus deaths in a single day even as the number of new cases in its devastating new wave fell.
The daily pandemic death toll has been rising in recent days as cases spread into rural districts with poor health facilities.With the latest deaths, India's official toll has now risen to 283,248, behind the United States with more than 600,000 deaths and Brazil with about 440,000.More than 267,000 new cases were added, taking the number of known infections to 25.5 million, second only to the United States.
Indian authorities say that keeping new cases below 300,000 for a third straight day is a sign that the wave is easing.Advertisement
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