Over 261,000 new coronavirus infections in India

NEW DELHI, 18th April, 2021 (WAM) -- India reported a record daily increase of 261,500 COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 14.8 million, health ministry data showed on Sunday.

India's deaths from COVID-19 rose by 1,501 to reach a total of 177,150, the data revealed.