India's health ministry reported 4,187 fatalities over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to just under 240,000. Cases rose by 401,078, increasing the total since the start of the pandemic to 21.9 million. Officials in Tamil Nadu said the state-wide lockdown would begin on Monday and last until May 24. Neighbouring Karnataka, home to India's tech capital Bengaluru, announced late on Friday it was extending movement restrictions, also until May 24. Medical experts say the real numbers of COVID-19 cases and fatalities are likely to be far higher than official tallies.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2021 05:03 UTC