India’s strained medical capacity and overburdened health system.Despite a much slower case doubling rate than earlier in the outbreak, new infections and deaths are now rising faster in India than in most other badly-hit countries.
Among countries with death counts greater than 4,000, India has recorded the fastest increase in confirmed cases and in deaths over the past week.
India now has more coronavirus cases than the United Kingdom, and more deaths than Iran.At 3,717 deaths, Maharashtra has the highest toll in the country so far due to covid-19, followed by Gujarat (1,415), Delhi (1,214), West Bengal (451), and Madhya Pradesh (440).