India’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Pass 400,000 as Second Wave Worsens

Ankita Patel, a 31-year-old paramedic, adjusts the oxygen mask of a woman inside an ambulance waiting to enter a COVID-19 hospital for treatment in Ahmedabad, India, on April 29, 2021. Amit Dave/Reuters

NEW DELHI—India’s rampant second wave of COVID-19 topped 400,000 new daily cases for the first time on Saturday.

Authorities reported 401,993 new cases in the previous 24 hours, its highest daily count, after 10 consecutive days over 300,000. Deaths from COVID-19 jumped by 3,523, taking the total toll in India to 211,853, according to federal health ministry data.