1.5 million new Covid 19 cases recorded in India just this week. The rate of vaccination in the country has dropped due to vaccine shortage and transportation problems.
As per a report published on The Wire “India reported another record daily rise in coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing total new cases for the week to 1.57 million.
According to the report India’s deadly second wave of COVID-19 continues unabated and its total number of cases now stand at 21.49 million, with infections spreading from overcrowded cities to remote rural villages that are home to nearly 70% of the 1.3 billion population.
The country reported a record daily 414,188 new cases on Friday, while deaths from COVID-19 swelled by 3,915, bringing total deaths to 234,083.
Medical experts are saying the real figures of COVID-19 in India is five to 10 times the official figures.