Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Monday – CBC

Ontario reports 3,510 new cases of COVID-19, 24 additional deaths

Apr 26, 2021

India’s new coronavirus infections hit a record peak for a fifth day on Monday, as countries including Britain, Germany and the United States pledged to send urgent medical aid to help battle the crisis overwhelming its hospitals.

Infections in the last 24 hours rose to 352,991, with overcrowded hospitals in Delhi and elsewhere turning away patients after running out of supplies of medical oxygen and beds.

A stark symbol of the crisis are the overwhelmed graveyards and crematoriums, stacked to the brim with the dead. Deaths rose by 2,812 in the past 24 hours, bringing total fatalities to 195,123, the Health Ministry said — though the number is believed to be a vast undercount.

U.S. officials, meanwhile, said they had identified sources of raw materials for vaccines, and would send medical equipment and protective gear to India to help treat patients and protect India’s front-line workers.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-april26-2021-1.6001979

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