Photos: India records over 1.5 lakh Covid-19 cases in a day

New Covid-19 cases in India surged to a record of 152,879 on April 11 as the country battles a second wave of infections by pushing for faster vaccinations, with some states considering tougher restrictions to slow the spread of the virus. India leads the world in the daily average number of new infections reported, accounting for one in every six infections reported globally each day, according to a Reuters tally. Daily cases have set record highs six times this week, according to data from the Union health ministry.

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A lottery ticket vendor wearing a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus pedals his bicycle past face masks displayed for sale by a roadside in Kochi on April 11. India recorded 1,52,879 new cases of Covid-19 on April 11 according to the health ministry's update., hitting another record in the daily tally of cases. (R S Iyer / AP)

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A long queue of travelers waiting to give swab samples for Covid-19 screening, at Turbhe Railway Station in Navi Mumbai on April 8. The country, which is currently in the throes of a vicious second wave of Covid-19, has been registering a steady increase in the number of cases on a regular basis. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo)

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A health worker taking a swab sample from a shopkeeper for a RT-PCR Covid-19 coronavirus test in Chennai on April 10. As per the health ministry, 10 states - Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan - are showing a steep rise in daily Covid-19 cases. They accounted for 82.82% of the new infections on April 10. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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Police officers stopping a car at a checkpoint during a weekend lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai on April 10. India currently leads the world in the daily average number of new infections reported, accounting for one in every six infections reported globally each day, according to a Reuters tally. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

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The deserted Marina beach is seen after a lockdown was imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus in Chennai on April 11. India's tally of more than 13.35 million cases is the third-highest globally, behind only Brazil and the United States. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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Healthcare workers arrive with doses of a Covid-19 vaccine to be administered to workers of a brick kiln at Kavitha village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on April 8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a four-day "Tika Utsav" on April 11 to push more eligible Indians to get a Covid-19 shot. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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A woman reacts as she receives a dose of Covishield, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, in Mumbai on April 11. India has administered more than 100 million doses since the middle of January, the most after the United States and China. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

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People waiting outside the BKC Jumbo Covid-19 Vaccination Center that had to turn people away due to a shortage of vaccines in Mumbai on April 9. Several states have complained of a vaccine shortage, despite immunisation being currently restricted to only about 400 million of India's 1.35 billion people, Reuters reported. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

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Health workers carrying the body of a man who died from the coronavirus, for burial at a graveyard in New Delhi on April 9. Deaths have also surged along with cases of infection, with the health ministry reporting 839 fatalities on April 11 --the highest in over five months. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)