NEW DELHI - India set another global record in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, reporting more than 379,000 new infections amid a devastating surge that has overwhelmed the country’s already teetering health system and prompted allies to send help.The reported 379,257 new infections over the past 24 hours puts India’s total reported COVID-19 cases at 18.3 million, second only to the United States.
The Health Ministry also reported 3,645 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 204,832. Experts believe both figures are an undercount, but it’s unclear by how much.The country has set a daily global record for seven of the past eight days, with a seven-day moving average of nearly 350,000 infections.