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Photos: India reports world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak
On April 21, India reported 315,909 new cases of Covid-19, the most single-day infections recorded in any country ever. A total of 2,102 people lost their lives to the viral disease across India, also the single-day record for the country. The average positivity rate – the proportion of tests that return positive for Covid-19 – has now soared to 17% in the past week, the highest ever recorded in India.
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Social worker Ashok Kurmi, dressed as superhero Spiderman, puts on a PPE at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, amid the sharp spike in coronavirus cases, in Mumbai, on April 21. India recorded 315,909 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on April 21 breaking not only all its previous daily records but also earned the grim distinction of reporting the most single-day infections in any country ever.(Bhushan Koyande / HT Photo)
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A digital public information board notifies total occupancy of Covid-19 dedicated beds at LNJP Hospital, in New Delhi, on April 21. After the April 21 tally, the seven-day average of new cases in India now stands at 264,838 a day – higher even than America’s third wave, HT reported.(Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)
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Relatives of Covid-19 victim react during the cremation, at Nigambodh Ghat crematorium, in New Delhi, on April 21. A total of 2,102 people lost their lives to the viral disease across India on April 21, also the single-day record for the country.(Amal KS / HT Photo)
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A man in PPE coveralls looks on at pyres of Covid-19 victims, at Nigambodh Ghat crematorium, in New Delhi, on April 21.(Amal KS / HT Photo)
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A health worker collects a swab sample from a man for a Covid-19 test, at District Hospital, in Sector 30, Noida, on April 21. 15,924,697 confirmed Covid-19 infections and 184,693 deaths have now been reported across India until April 21, HT reported.(Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)
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A Covid-19 patient on oxygen support is seen inside an ambulance while waiting for admission amid a shortage of beds at LNJP Hospital, in New Delhi, on April 21. India's daily case tally crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time on April 6 when 115,320 new infections were reported. It just took another nine days for the daily case tally to breach the 200,000 mark as 216,913 new cases were reported on April 15 for the first time, HT reported.(Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)
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Workers unload oxygen cylinders at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Village Covid-19 Care Centre, in New Delhi, on April 21. The daily case trajectory has now grown 62% in the last week, HT reported.(Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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