RECORD: India Reports 314,835 New COVID Infections on Earth Day
Posted on 04/22/2021
A coronavirus surge hit India, as 314,835 new daily COVID infections were reported. India has a reported population of 1.38 billion people as of 2020. Some studies show at the current pace that it will take at least 8 years to administer the COVID gene therapy vaccine to 70% of the population. Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, is among the worst affected in the country.
Please keep in mind that an increase in testing by country will show more positive scores.
The U.S. had a peak of 314,312 COVID daily cases recorded on December 21, 2020.
COVID variants and a lack of vaccines have impacted India. India is home to the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer.