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Photos: India’s Covid-19 tally surges to over 20 million
On May 4, India reported 357,229 new cases of the coroanvirus disease (Covid-19), pushing the infection tally past the 20-million mark. India's deadly second wave of infections, the world's biggest surge in coronavirus infections, has seen it take just over four months to add 10 million cases, versus the more than 10 months for its first 10 million. The country's cumulative case count has now reached 20,282,833.
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A health worker at a swab collection booth for Covid-19 tests in Hyderabad on May 3. India on May 4 registered 357,229 new Covid-19 cases in the preceding 24 hours, taking the country's total coronavirus infection tally past the 20-million mark, according to the .health ministry's data.(Mahesh Kumar A / AP)
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An aerial view of a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru on May 2. 3,449 new fatalities were recorded May 4, mounting the death toll to 222,408.(Samuel Rajkumar / REUTERS)
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Oxygen cylinders, destined for hospitals, at a refilling facility in Moradabad on May 4. India’s cumulative case count has now reached 20,282,833, according to the Union health ministry's dashboard on May 4.(Anindito Mukherjee / Bloomberg)
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Covid-19 patients on oxygen support provided by a Gurdwara in Ghaziabad on May 1. India, battling a deadlier, more infectious second wave of the coronavirus, has now been clocking more than 300,000 daily Covid-19 cases for 13 days straight, HT reported.(Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
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A view inside an overcrowded Covid-19 ward at a hospital in New Delhi on May 1. The health system is strained under the weight of new cases and hospitals continue to report a shortage of ICU beds and medical oxygen.(Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)
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People aged 18 and above seen in the waiting area at a vaccination centre being operated by BLK-Max hospital, in New Delhi, on May 4. The active coronavirus caseload currently stands at 3,447,133.(Prakash Singh / AFP)
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A truck carrying oxygen for Covid-19 patients, at Ring Road in New Delhi on May 3. As many as 320,289 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours and so far, and 16,613,292 people in total have recovered from the viral disease, according to the health ministry's data.(Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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