India reports new highs in daily COVID-19 cases, deaths as death toll surpasses 200,000-mark

People stand with empty medical oxygen cylinders to get them filled for COVID-19 patients at a plant in Patna, India, April 27, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)

India reported highest single-day spikes in both COVID-19 cases and deaths, with its death toll surpassing 200,000-mark and total cases approaching 18 million.

NEW DELHI, April 28 (Xinhua) -- India's death toll due to COVID-19 surpassed the 200,000-mark, reaching 201,187 on Wednesday, said federal health ministry.

As many as 3,293 deaths took place during the past 24 hours, which is the maximum for daily new deaths so far this year.

People wearing face masks stand in a queue for vaccination in Goregaon, a western suburb in Mumbai, India, April 26, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)

Besides, as many as 360,960 new cases were registered since Tuesday morning, taking the total tally to 17,997,267, added the data released by the federal health ministry.

This is the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases ever since the pandemic broke out in the country.

There are still a total of 2,978,709 active cases in the country, with an increase of 96,505 active cases through Tuesday, as 14,817,371 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals so far across the country.