According to the health ministry, 401,993 new infections were registered taking the total caseload to 19.1 million. Many experts suspect that because of insufficient testing and inaccurate recording of cause of death, the real numbers are much higher. Indian authorities lowered their guard in the early part of the year after infections fell below 10,000 per day, lifting restrictions on most activity. In April alone, India recorded around seven million new infections. On a per-capita basis however India’s caseload remains low compared to many other countries.

Source: The Guardian May 01, 2021 08:37 UTC