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India crossed a grim milestone of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections tears through dense cities and rural areas alike and overwhelms health care systems on the brink of collapse. The health ministry reported a single-day record 3,293 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing India's total fatalities to 201,187, as the world's second most populous country endures its darkest chapter of the pandemic yet.
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India, a country of nearly 1.4 billion people, is the fourth to cross 200,000 deaths, behind the United States, Brazil and Mexico. (PTI Photo)
The first known COVID-19 death in India happened on March 12, 2020, in Karnataka. (AP Photo) -
It took five months to reach the first 50,000 dead. (PTI Photo)
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The toll hit 100,000 deaths in the next two months in October 2020 and 150,000 three months later in January this year. (AP Photo)
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Deaths slowed until mid-March, only to sharply rise again. (Reuters Photo)
For the past week, more than 2,000 Indians have died every day. (AP Photo) 
The health ministry said more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. (Reuters Photo)
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