India records a lot more than 400,000 new daily cases, first country to do so in COVID-19 pandemic
02 May, 2021
India recorded on Saturday (May 1) more than 400,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours for the very first time, the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed.
In line with the health ministry, 401,993 new infections were registered taking the full total caseload to 19.1 million. There have been 3,523 deaths, bringing the toll to 211,853.
Many authorities suspect that as a result of insufficient testing and inaccurate recording of cause of death, the real numbers are much higher.
Indian authorities lowered their guard in the first portion of the year after infections fell below 10,000 per day, lifting restrictions on most activity.
Mass religious gatherings including the Kumbh Mela, attracting an incredible number of Hindu pilgrims, and political rallies were permitted to continue even when cases numbers commenced rising sharply in late March.
In April alone, India recorded about 7 million new infections. On a per-capita basis however India's caseload remains low compared to many other countries.
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