General
India suffers record daily coronavirus deaths as total new cases dip slightly
India has recorded its highest daily death toll since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with nearly 3,700 people dying in 24 hours.
Key points:
- Ten Indian states and union territories have imposed some form of restrictions
- The federal government has reportedly been advised to impose a national lockdown
- The government has been accused of ignoring warnings in early March from its own scientific advisers a new and more contagious variant was taking hold
India’s new coronavirus cases dipped marginally on Sunday but deaths due to the infection jumped by a record 3,689.
Authorities reported 392,488 new cases in the previous 24 hours to push total cases to 19.56 million.
The total death toll in India is now more than 215,000 people.
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