India’s worsening Covid-19 crisis

A surge in coronavirus infections, growing at the fastest pace in the world, is stretching India’s healthcare system to the limit as hospitals struggle to cope with severe oxygen shortages


TOTAL COVID-19 CASES BY STATE*
Apr 26, 02:30GMT

Under 10,000 
10,000-99,000 
100,000-499,000 
500,000-999,000 
Over 1 million

Haryana 420,000+

Rajasthan 510,000+

Madhya Pradesh 490,000+

Gujarat 480,000+

Maharashtra 4 million+

Karnataka 1.3 million+

Kerala 1.4 million+

Delhi 1 million+

Uttar Pradesh 1 million+

Bihar 400,000+

West Bengal 730,000+

Odisha 400,000+

Chhattisgarh 640,000+

Andhra Pradesh 1 million+

Tamil Nadu 1 million+

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

*Includes active and recovered cases


DAILY CASES
7-day average

300,000 
200,000 
100,000
0 	
Mar 1, 2020 	Apr 24, 2021

Total cases: 17.3 million+


DAILY DEATHS
7-day average

2,000 
1,500 
1,000
500
0 
Mar 1, 2020	Apr 24, 2021
 
Total deaths: 195,000+


Sources: AP, Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Our World in Data 
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