Covid-19 Pandemic: India Recorded Another Record With 349,691 Infections And 2,767 Deaths

The percentage change in daily Covid infections by Indian state today compared to at their peak, most of which were recorded last year

Daily Mail: India braced for 500,000 infections a day: Experts warn crisis may not peak for two weeks after nation suffered 350,000 new cases today as hospitals turn away patients after running out of oxygen

* India recorded another 349,691 infections and 2,767 deaths, but the figures are believed to be even higher

* The US has offered to send assistance as India struggles to contain the surging second wave of the virus * Dr Shahid Jameel has warned it still yet to hit the peak of its second Covid wave despite landmark cases

* He said that models suggest there could be 500,000 infections per day at the end of the first week of May

* Hospitals reported Covid-19 patients dying overnight due to low oxygen levels as the virus grew

India's surging Covid second wave still has two weeks to run before it reaches the peak of 500,000 infections a day, a senior virologist has warned as the country set a world record for daily infections for a fourth day in a row.

Shahid Jameel, director of biosciences at Ashoka University, said virus models suggest case numbers will continue to rise despite vaccination efforts. India recorded 349,661 infections and 2,767 deaths in the past 24 hours, with hospitals across the country turning away desperate patients after running out of oxygen.

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