India has set a new world record in daily positive cases of coronavirus. On Thursday, India has reported that nearly 375 people have been infected with the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, reports the AP agency.
India has recorded more than 18.3 million positive cases of coronavirus, it is only behind the US on the list. The Ministry of Health has also reported 3645 cases of death with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 204.832.
Experts believe the real numbers are even higher, but it is unclear how much higher.
India has set world records for positive cases of coronavirus in seven of the last eight days.
Starting Wednesday, all Indian citizens aged 18 and over have been allowed to register for vaccinations on the government's app, but social media has been abuzz with complaints that the app has experienced multiple problems due to heavy usage.
Mass vaccination against COVID started in January. Nearly 10 percent of citizens have received the first dose of the vaccine, but only about 1.5 percent have received both doses sufficiently.
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India recorded nearly 40,000 positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours
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India reports over 400 positive cases of COVID-19 within the last 24 hours