India's death toll from the coronavirus has hit 50,000, with more than 900 new fatalities reported in 24 hours, health ministry data showed.
The country last week overtook Britain with the world's fourth-highest number of deaths, behind the United States, Brazil and Mexico, and has recorded 2.6 million infections.
India's death toll from the pandemic now stands at 50,921, an increase of 941 from the previous day, according to the health ministry's website.
The world's second-most populated country, home to some of the world's biggest cities and largest slums, is already the third-most infected nation behind the US and Brazil.