India COVID death toll crosses 400,000 – half died in second wave

Last 100,000 deaths added in 39 days, according to Reuters, though experts say India may have undercounted fatalities.

India has reached the grim milestone of 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus, half of them during a second wave in the past few months that overwhelmed the healthcare system and crematoriums. India has recorded 30.45 million cases since the outbreak of the pandemic last year and is the second-most affected country behind the United States, which has 33 million cases. The US has at least 604,000 deaths and about 518,000 people have died in Brazil.