India Reports New Single-Day Record of COVID-19 Infections, Deaths

India set another record in the current surge of new COVID-19 infections Thursday as officials warn that a third wave will sweep the country. 

The Health Ministry reported a single-day record 412,262 new confirmed coronavirus cases, including a record 3,980 deaths.  The South Asian nation’s total COVID-19  figures now stand at just over 21 million confirmed cases and 230,168 deaths.  K. Vijay Raghavan, a senior government scientific adviser, warned Wednesday that a third wave of coronavirus infections would sweep the country as it struggles with the devastating effects of the current wave.  “Phase 3 is inevitable, given the high levels of circulating virus,” Raghavan said at a news briefing in New Delhi. “But it is not clear on what timescale this Phase 3 will occur. ... We should prepare for new waves.”