According to data from the Ministry of Health of India on May 4, in the past 24 hours, India has added 357,229 new confirmed cases of new crowns, with a total of more than 20 million confirmed cases of new crowns. In addition, the country has 3449 new deaths and a total of 222,408 cases.
At present, India has become the second country in the world with more than 20 million confirmed cases after the United States.
However, what worries experts is that the actual number of infections in India may be higher.
According to reports, on May 4, the number of newly confirmed cases in India remained above 300,000 in a single day for the 13th consecutive day.
Recently, due to the rapid increase in the number of newly confirmed cases, medical resources such as intensive care beds, medical oxygen, and ventilators in many parts of India are in urgent need.
Medical experts say that the actual number of cases in India may be 5 to 10 times higher than the reported number.
Earlier, Swaminathan, the chief scientist of the World Health Organization, also warned that the number of tests in India is seriously insufficient, and the number of confirmed cases and deaths counted may be "seriously underestimated."
(Producing Zhou Jing)
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