India’s Record COVID-19 Surge Continues

A man reacts as a healthcare worker collects a swab sample, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station, in New Delhi, India, on April 7, 2021. Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

India reported a record 126,789 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as several states struggled to contain a second surge in infections.

Daily infections surpassed 100,000 for the first time on Monday and have now exceeded that mark three times, the biggest daily rises in the world.