India Deaths Hit New High Again... New Cases Stay Above 300,000 for Two Days

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] India’s daily COVID-19 death toll has once again reached a record high. This is the first time in four days since the 8th. The number of new confirmed cases has remained in the 300,000 range for two consecutive days.

According to India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the 12th, the daily death toll as of the morning was recorded at 4,205.

India’s new daily death toll had reached a record high of 4,187 on the 8th, then showed a declining trend, but on this day it surpassed the previous record again.

The cumulative death toll stands at 254,197.

The number of new confirmed cases is 348,421. After surpassing 400,000 for the first time in the world on the 1st and maintaining the 400,000 range until the 6th, it dropped to the 300,000 range for two days starting from the previous day.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases is 23,349,938, ranking second in the world after the United States.

Some suggest that the actual numbers, including unreported confirmed cases and deaths, may be several times higher than the government’s official count.