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India Records World’s Highest One-Day Surge in Covid Cases
- Daily infections jump to 314,835, topping previous U.S. record
- New wave is overwhelming India’s hospitals, crematoriums
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India saw the world’s biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases ever as a ferocious new wave grips the country, overwhelming hospitals and crematoriums and prompting frantic cries for help on social media.
The South Asian nation reported 314,835 new infections Thursday, topping a peak of 314,312 recorded in the U.S. on Dec. 21. People took to Twitter and Instagram to call for everything from hospital beds to medicine and doorstep Covid-19 tests.