India reports record number of new cases of coronavirus

According to a report, India this week set a new record for the highest number of new coronavirus infections in any country since the pandemic began.

The nation’s health ministry reported 312,731 new infections on Thursday, according to The New York Times on January 8, the first worldwide record of 300,669 new cases.

India also reported 2,104 deaths on Thursday.

The numbers are a sharp rise from early February when the country had an average of about 11,000 cases a day.

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Business has recently increased in the country amid reports of rallies and overwhelming hospitals, according to The Times.

On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that a leaking oxygen tank in a hospital in the western city of Nashik killed at least 22 patients on breathing machines.

Ramanan Laxminarayan, the director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, blamed The Times for the “dissatisfaction and lack of preparation by the government” for holding large meetings and festivals and not warning people to remain vigilant. especially as the new variants enter the country.

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As more people are vaccinated in the US and other affluent countries, according to the Times, about 40% of new global cases come from India.

Experts warn that although 132 million Indians have already been vaccinated, the country is unlikely to be able to innocent its 300 million target by the summer due to the shortage of vaccines.

India has more than 15.6 million cases, the second after the US, reports The Times.

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