With 386,452 new cases, India now has reported more than 18.7 million since the pandemic began, second only to the United States. The Health Ministry on Friday also reported 3,498 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 208,330. India has set a daily global record for more than a week with an average of nearly 350,000 infections. Expand Close Relief supplies from the United States (Prakash Singh/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Relief supplies from the United States (Prakash Singh/AP)Police were trying to track them as they might be seeking hospital admission on their own, he said. The United States is sending more than 100 million US dollars worth of items, including 1,000 oxygen cylinders, 15 million N95 masks and one million rapid diagnostic tests.

Source: Irish Independent April 30, 2021 06:00 UTC