India reports 3,23,144 new COVID-19 cases, 2,771 deaths in last 24 hours

Mangalore Today News Network / NDTV

New Delhi, April 27, 2021:      India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 1,76,36,307 with 3,23,144 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 1.45 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

 

The death count increased to 1,97,894 with 2,771 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Meanwhile, the US, European Union, Germany, France and several other nations have assured India of help to fight the ferocious second surge of the virus that has been infecting more than 3 lakh people for four consecutive days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden had a telephonic conversation on Monday -- a day after US said it would send raw material needed to manufacture extra stocks of Covishield vaccine -- and discussed the Covid situation in both nations.

The US will help with therapeutics, ventilators and identifying sources of raw materials to be made available for the manufacture of Covishield vaccines, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

The first life-saving assistance package to help India meet the urgent need for ventilators and oxygen concentrators was dispatched by the UK and is due to arrive in New Delhi in the early hours of Tuesday.

With vaccination opening up for the 18-to 45-year age group from May 1 amid the Covid surge, India is expected to need huge stocks.