Renu Singhal, a resident of Awas Vikas Sector 7 in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, had brought Ravi Singhal (47) to the Sarojini Naidu Medical College (SNMC) and Hospital after he experienced breathlessness. Renu Singhal took an auto from her residence in Sector 7 and reached the government facility. After seeing her Covid-19 positive husband gasping for breath, she performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to save his life but couldn't save his life. Pictures of a visibly distraught Renu have now gone viral on social media.
India, in the last 24 hours, recorded 3,60,960 fresh Covid-19 cases and 3,293 deaths, which is the highest in the country so far. With today’s numbers, the total number of coronavirus cases rose to 1,79,97,267 and the number of fatalities reached 2,01,187. At present, there are 29,78,709 active cases in India and as many as 1,48,17,371 people have recovered. As India tries to accelerate its massive vaccination programme in the middle of a devastating second Covid-19 wave, the US is rushing a whole series of help, including life-saving drugs and machinery, that India needs to combat the massive surge in COVID-19 cases, President Joe Biden has said, as he again recalled New Delhi's assistance to America when it was in a "bind" due to the pandemic..