India sets grim record of more than 414,000 new COVID cases a single day as pressure builds on Modi for nationwide lockdown
May 07, 2021 at 10:44 AM EDT
The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 climbed above 156 million on Friday, and India set another record with 414,188 new cases in a 24-hour period, as Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE started the process of applying for full regulatory approval of their vaccine.