Web desk,<\/p>\n
India’s coronavirus\u00a0death toll\u00a0passed 200,000 on Wednesday with more than 3,000 fatalities reported in 24 hours for the first time, official data showed.<\/p>\n
A total of 201,187 people have now died, 3,293 of them in the past day, according to health ministry data, although many experts suspect that the true toll is higher.<\/p>\n
India\u00a0has now reported 18 million infections, an increase of 360,000 in 24 hours, which is a new world record. This month alone the country has added almost six million new cases.<\/p>\n
The explosion in cases, blamed in part on a new virus\u00a0variant\u00a0as well as mass political and religious events, has overwhelmed hospitals with dire shortages of beds, drugs and\u00a0oxygen.<\/p>\n
The crisis is particularly severe in New Delhi, with people dying outside packed hospitals where three people are often forced to share beds. Clinics have been running out of\u00a0oxygen.<\/p>\n
India\u00a0has so far administered 150 million vaccine shots and from Saturday the programme will be expanded to include all adults, meaning 600 million more people will be eligible.<\/p>\n
However, many states are warning that they have insufficient vaccine stocks and experts are calling on the government to prioritize vulnerable groups and badly hit areas.<\/p>\n
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