#UPDATES India's Covid death toll passes 200,000: official data
#UPDATES A total 201,187 people have died in India in the pandemic, health ministry data shows, though many experts suspect true toll is higher
India has now reported 18 million infections, up 360,000 in 24 hours, with six million new cases this month alone
As record infections spark severe shortages of the gas in hospitals, desperate patients are flocking to a tent outside a gurdwara, a Sikh place of worship, in Ghaziabad city, arriving in cars, rickshaws and even ambulances u.afp.com/UPB3
India's coronavirus death toll crosses 200,000 as a relentless wave of new cases swamps hospitals, while US President Joe Biden hails America's "stunning" progress in its fight against the pandemic u.afp.com/UP2U

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