At least 3,689 have died from Covid-19 in India, the highest number recorded in a single day since the start of the pandemic. To date the total victims are at least 215,542, according to data released by the country’s Ministry of Health.
Authorities have reported another 392,488 new coronavirus cases, the 11th consecutive day of more than 300,000 cases, after yesterday the figure surpassed 400,000 for the first time. The total number of registered cases thus rises to 19,557,457.
Meanwhile, Taiwan has started shipping medical supplies. “More aid is on the way for our friends in India,” Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu tweeted. The first batch of medical supplies, which also includes 500 oxygen cylinders, was shipped by Taiwanese airline China Airlines, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement, which also claimed to have evacuated Taiwanese citizens living in India. which is in the midst of a second wave of pandemic. The wave of infections has overwhelmed health systems.