The number of people infected in the Asian country has crossed the 4 million mark • 1,089 people have died in the last day • At the same time, the collapse of the local health system is reported
Is India losing control of the corona?
According to local reports, the number of those infected in the country crossed the four million mark today (Saturday).
More than 86,000 new cases have been diagnosed in the last day in one of the most densely populated countries in the world and now the number diagnosed since the outbreak of the plague stands at 4,023,179.
India: Over three and a half million people infected in Corona // Archive photo: Reuters
At the same time, the local health ministry reported 1,089 deaths in the last day, which increased the number of victims in the country to almost 70,000 dead.
By comparison, according to Jones Hopkins University in Brazil, the number of infections is 4,091,801 and in the United States there are over 6 million cases.
Most of those diagnosed are residents of western Maharashtra and in the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Andre Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, the country with the highest population, limited health system and the situation continues to worsen with a total of 253,175 cases and 3,762 deaths, authorities face the inevitable leap Infected and with the shortage of hospital beds and other health infrastructure.
In the villages of Maharashtra, the country hardest hit with 863,062 infected and up 25,000 deaths, doctors said measures such as wearing masks and washing hands and maintaining hygiene are no longer implemented by residents.
As you may recall, in March a general closure was imposed on the state, but the high costs and impact on the economy left no choice for the government and it allowed the opening of businesses and places of entertainment and leisure.