Record Covid Deaths: India's Crematoriums Submerge Under Bodies, Over 16,000 Die In Last 24 Hrs

Family members wait to receive the deceased body of a relative outside a mortuary in New Delhi. India reported its highest-ever single-day spike in Covid deaths in the last 24 hours. (Image: PTI)

Health workers and family members carry the body of a patient who succumbed to Coronavirus in Jammy amid recent surge. The country reported 1,619 COVID-related deaths taking the death toll to 1,78,769. . (Image: PTI)

Family members speak on the phone as they react to the death of a relative who died of Covid 19, outside a mortuary in New Delhi. As many as 2,73,810 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours. (Image: PTI)

A family member receives the body of the deceased who died of Coronavirus in New Delhi.  The total number of Covid cases has gone up to 1,50,61,919 till Monday. (Image: PTI)

A family member witnessed the cremation of a relative who died due to Covid 19,  at Seemapuri cremation ground in New Delhi. The active number of cases in the country stands at 19,29,329. (Image: PTI)

A family takes the dead body of a relative to the cremation ground in New Delhi. While several states are grappling with a shortage of oxygen and the remdesivir drug, the numbers were particularly grim in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. (Image: PTI)

Family members react to the death of a relative, who died of Covid 19, outside a mortuary In Ahmedabad amid the recent surge in Coronavirus cases. This is the sixth consecutive day that India reported over 1,000 Covid induced death. (Image: PTI)

Family members, medics prepare for the cremation of relatives who succumbed to the virus in Karad. This week alone India added 15 lakh cases to its covid tally which is 10% of India’s total Covid cases. (Image: PTI)

cases while 5 states/UTs have reported more than 100 new Covid deaths. (Image: PTI)

Health workers and family members carry the body of a patient who died of Covid in Jammu. As cases continue to rise, several cities have been brought under weekend lockdowns, night curfews or lockdown-like restrictions. (Image: PTI)