India Reports Its Highest Daily Number Of COVID-19 Deaths So Far This Year

By Lauren Frayer

Published March 31, 2021 at 11:20 AM MDT

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Wednesday's death toll was 354. Scientists are investigating what's making cases of infection rise precipitously after a decline last fall. "This race is really against time," says one immunologist.

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Lauren Frayer

Lauren Frayer covers India for NPR News. In June 2018, she opened a new NPR bureau in India's biggest city, its financial center, and the heart of Bollywood—Mumbai.

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