The country reported 184,372 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed, taking total infections to 13.9 million. After reporting fewer than 10,000 cases per day earlier this year, India has been the world's worst-hit country since April 2. India’s commercial capital Mumbai was bustling with shoppers, stocking up before the lockdown comes into effect. Crowds of pilgrimsChhattisgarh state — one of several hinterland regions struggling with a surge in cases — set up a temporary 370-bed hospital in an indoor stadium. More than a thousand cases have been reported in Haridwar district in the last two days, according to government data.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 14, 2021 06:11 UTC