strained medical capacity and overburdened health system.Over the past few weeks, new infections and deaths have been rising faster in India than in other badly-hit countries.
The country’s death toll is now the eighth worst in the world. Among countries with more than 5000 deaths, India has recorded the biggest spike in deaths and the biggest jump in confirmed cases over the past week.Maharashtra now has 6,170 deaths, and Delhi’s toll has risen to 2,175.
Gujarat is next on the list with 1,663 deaths, followed by Tamil Nadu (757) and West Bengal (555). These five states have recorded 83 percent of all covid-related deaths in India so far.