Global COVID deaths top 4 million, 400,000 in India

NEW DELHI (Diya TV) — India crossed the grim milestone of more than 400,000 people lost to the coronavirus, and health officials say that number could be higher because of a lack of testing and reporting. More than half of India’s reported coronavirus deaths have occurred over the past two months as the delta variant of the virus tore through the country and overwhelmed the already strained health system.

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Ravi Kapur contributed to this report.